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Kratos is a fictional video game character from Sony Santa Monica's God of War series, which is loosely based on Greek mythology. Kratos first appeared in the Template:Vgy video game God of War, which led to the development of five additional games featuring the character as the protagonist, with a sixth in development. Kratos also appears as the protagonist of the God of War comic series and novel. He has been consistently voiced by Terrence C. Carson, with Antony Del Rio voicing the character as a child.

In the series, Kratos embarks on a series of often forced adventures in attempts to avert disaster or to change his fate. He is usually portrayed as being oblivious to all else, often engaging in morally ambiguous activities and performing acts of extreme violence. He is eventually revealed to be a demigod. Each adventure forms part of a saga with vengeance as a central theme, providing additional information about Kratos' origins and his relationships with his family and the gods.

The God of War franchise has become a flagship title for the PlayStation brand, and Kratos is one of its most popular characters. Kratos is a video game icon and has been mostly well-received by critics. The character is also associated with other products, and has had various cameos in PlayStation games outside of the God of War series.

Concept and design

Game director David Jaffe attempted to create a character that looked brutal but did not look like a typical traditional Greek hero. The character would not wear traditional armor because Jaffe wanted him to be individualistic. The idea of using a fully masked character was mooted, but this was abandoned because the design seemed soulless and lacked a defined personality. Some models included unconventional elements, such as portraying him carrying an infant on his back, while others had excessive detail, such as hair and other "flowing things".

Double-chained blades were selected as Kratos' signature weapons because they emphasized the character's animal nature while allowing combat to remain fluid. Jaffe said of the final version of the character, " may not totally feel at home in Ancient Greece from a costume standpoint, I think he achieves the greater purpose which is to give players a character who they can play who really does just let them go nuts and unleash the nasty fantasies that they have in their head."

The most noticeable feature of Kratos is his ash-white complexion, a story development which earns him the title "Ghost of Sparta." Other distinctive features include a scar across the right eye, and a large red tattoo beginning at the left eye and ending at the left shoulder; this was originally blue but was changed late in production. The scar is eventually revealed to be the result of a childhood encounter with the Olympian god Ares, while the tattoo is a tribute to his dead brother Deimos, who had similar birth markings (God of War: Ghost of Sparta). Other changes that occur during the course of the series include the temporary addition of divine armor when Kratos is the God of War, an abdominal scar, ability-enhancing armor such as an epaulet called the Golden Fleece (all God of War II), and the Boots of Hermes (God of War III). According to an early God of War script, the character is 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) to 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m).

Kratos' appearance can be altered in bonus play; completing the game at certain levels of difficulty and in challenge modes will unlock bonus costumes. Several costumes were available exclusively via pre-order and other promotions (e.g. God of War III, which features three costumes based on early sketches of the character) from the PlayStation Store, two of which are no longer available. Although many bonus costumes are consistent with story themes, others are humorous or farcical – such as the female costume "Athena" and the "Spud of War". 26 bonus costumes are available for use throughout the series and two are available in two games respectively ("God of War Armor" in God of War II and Ghost of Sparta, and "Deimos" in Ghost of Sparta and God of War III).

Appearances

In video games

Throughout the series, Kratos is portrayed as an antihero, often performing questionable actions. In flashbacks in Ghost of Sparta, an oracle had foretold that the demise of Olympus would not happen at the hands of the Titans – imprisoned after the Great War – but rather by a marked warrior. The Olympians Zeus and Ares believed this warrior to be Deimos, Kratos' younger brother, who has strange birthmarks. Ares interrupted the childhood training of Kratos and Deimos in Sparta and kidnapped Deimos. Kratos attempted to stop Ares, but Ares swept him aside and scarred him across his right eye. Taken to Death's Domain, Deimos was imprisoned and tortured for many years by the god of death, Thanatos. Believing Deimos to be dead, Kratos marked himself with a red tattoo, identical to his brother's birthmark, to honor his sibling.

Through flashbacks in God of War, it is revealed that Kratos became the youngest captain of Sparta's army, but had a thirst for power. When Kratos was faced with total defeat at the hands of a barbarian horde, the Spartan called to the Olympian god Ares for aid. Kratos was given the Blades of Chaos, destroyed his enemies and blindly followed Ares, killing hundreds in his name. After Ares tricked Kratos into murdering his wife Lysandra and daughter Calliope in a temple dedicated to Athena, the Spartan was shocked out of his bloodlust and renounced service to Ares. As the temple burned, a village oracle cursed Kratos and condemned him to wear the "mark of his terrible deed"; the ashes of his family, which turn his skin white, earning him the title "Ghost of Sparta." Although Kratos then vows to serve the other gods in order to receive forgiveness and relief from the nightmares of his past deeds, he is openly defiant.

In gameplay, Kratos is reluctant to help the gods when Helios is kidnapped, and openly abandons them when Persephone offers him a chance to be reunited with his daughter. Kratos, however, is forced to reverse his decision when Persephone uses the Titan Atlas in a bid to destroy the world and in turn Calliope. Knowing that while intervention would save Calliope it would separate him from his family forever, a bitter Kratos kills Persephone, imprisons Atlas and frees Helios (Chains of Olympus).

Kratos serves the gods for ten years until he becomes tired of his service and nightmares. When he confronts his patron Athena, she advises him that if he kills the rampaging Ares, the gods will forgive his sins. With this selfish motive he again agrees, and after finding and using Pandora's Box, he is successful. Despite being freed of Ares' influence, including the Blades of Chaos, Kratos is forgiven but is not relieved of his nightmares. A dissatisfied and despairing Kratos tries to commit suicide, but is saved by Athena, who guided him to Olympus and gives him the Blades of Athena, where he becomes the new God of War (God of War).

Still haunted by the visions of his mortal past, and against the advice of Athena, Kratos embarks on a quest to find his mother, Callisto, in the city of Atlantis. Callisto tries to reveal the identity of Kratos' father before being transformed against her will into a beast that Kratos is forced to kill. Before dying, Callisto advises Kratos to search for his brother Deimos in Sparta. Kratos first frees the Titan Thera from imprisonment, which causes the destruction of Atlantis. In Sparta, Kratos learns of Deimos' location: the Domain of Death. He finds and frees Deimos, who remains hostile towards his brother. After a skirmish between the siblings, Thanatos attacks Deimos, but after being rescued by Kratos, the pair join forces to battle their foe. Although Thanatos kills Deimos, the god is in turn killed by Kratos. Kratos then returns to Olympus, enraged at the gods (God of War: Ghost of Sparta).

Shunned by the other gods, Kratos leads his Spartan army to overrun Greece. He is falsely accused of murdering Argos, and he kills Ceryx, the son of Hermes, for interfering in his search for the true assassin, who escapes (Betrayal). Kratos then joins the Spartan army in Rhodes, intent on destruction. Zeus, however, had weakened Kratos and tricked him into abandoning his godly powers into the Blade of Olympus, which Zeus uses to kill Kratos. Although he overcomes all obstacles, Kratos is stunned at Zeus' betrayal and swears revenge as he dies. Kratos falls into the Underworld, but is rescued by the Titan Gaia. Banished to Tartarus with the other surviving Titans after the First Great War, Gaia and her brethren seek the death of Zeus. Kratos, fueled by anger at his betrayal, agrees to aid the Titans and is instructed to find the Sisters of Fate, who are capable of returning him to the moment of Zeus' treachery. Kratos becomes determined and utterly ruthless – in the pursuit of his goal he wounded a Titan, killed several Greek heroes without hesitation and deliberately sacrificed two scholars. All three of the Sisters of Fate are killed when they oppose Kratos, who is prepared to kill Zeus in a final confrontation. Zeus is only saved when Athena intervenes and sacrifices herself for him; only then does Kratos show remorse. He learns from a dying Athena that Zeus is in fact his father, a fact Zeus kept secret because he wished to avoid a repetition of what he did to his own father, Cronos. Kratos rejects any notion of a relationship and vows to kill Zeus and destroy Olympus. Encouraged by Gaia, Kratos uses the power of the Fates to retrieve the Titans before their defeat in the Great War, and with their assistance, storms Mount Olympus (God of War II).

Although Kratos kills Poseidon, he is abandoned by Gaia when his first encounter with Zeus goes poorly. Stranded in the underworld and now betrayed by both the Olympians and Titans, Kratos learns from the spirit of Athena, who also provides the Blades of Exile, that he needs to find the Flame of Olympus, which is the key to defeating Zeus. Kratos murders both Titans and gods, ignoring the warnings of his victims as he seeks the flame. Realizing the key to pacifying the flame and reaching Pandora's Box is Pandora herself, Kratos comes to care for Pandora, who reminds him of his lost daughter Calliope. Kratos shows humanity when he attempts to stop Pandora from sacrificing herself to quench the flame, but reluctantly allows the act when she says there is no other option. Finding the box empty, and driven berserk by Zeus' mockery, Kratos attacks his father. Although Gaia interrupts and tries to kill Kratos and Zeus, she is destroyed by Kratos, who then apparently defeats Zeus. Zeus returns in spirit form and attacks Kratos, who has retreated into his psyche. Kratos forgives himself for his past sins with the help of Lysandra. Pandora later appears and tells Kratos that hope will save him. Kratos is revived and easily destroys Zeus. Athena confronts Kratos and demands that he returns the power of hope; the contents of Pandora's Box. In a selfless act, Kratos refuses, states his need for vengeance is gone, and impales himself with the Blade of Olympus, which disperses the power across the world for mankind's use. Athena, disappointed with Kratos, removes the Blade and departs as Kratos collapses next to the Blade of Olympus. Kratos' ultimate fate remains unknown (God of War III).

Guest appearances

Kratos has been featured as a playable character in several PlayStation games outside the God of War series, including Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds, a downloadable costume for LittleBigPlanet along with Medusa and Minotaur, Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny, ModNation Racers, and the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita versions of Mortal Kombat. His most recent guest appearance is in the crossover fighting game PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. Kratos will make a guest appearance from the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita versions of The King of Fighters XIV to stop the clown-looking enemy called the Violator to save his land.

In other media

A six issue comic book series titled God of War, written by Marv Wolfman with art by Andrea Sorrentino, was released by WildStorm between March 2010 and January 2011. The narrative switches between Kratos' past and present; it occurs while he is a soldier of Sparta and involves his search for the Ambrosia of Asclepius, which has legendary healing properties and eventually saved his plague-ridden daughter, Calliope. Krator also embarks upon a quest to destroy the same elixir to deny it to the worshippers of the slain god Ares, who wish to resurrect him.

Kratos is also the main character in novelizations of the game series by Matthew Stover and Robert E. Vardeman. The first novel was released in May 2010, with the second novel scheduled for February 2013. A film adaptation of the original God of War was announced in 2005, but has remained in development hell. In 2010, Jaffe stated that the "script went out a year and a half ago to Daniel Craig who plays Bond, but he turned it down." He also said that another actor had since been signed to the role of Kratos, and that "this new person is pretty good, if that ends up true." The film's new writers, Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, were announced in July 2012, and in August 2012, the writers stated that they plan to humanize Kratos and explore his past.

The character has been parodied twice in The Simpsons; he appeared as the "God of Wharf" on a billboard advertising a chowder restaurant in The Simpsons Game, and on the Guts of War II: Entrails of Intestinox kiosk at "E4" – a parody of E3 – in The Simpsons television episode, "The Food Wife".

Merchandise and promotion

Two series of action figures based on God of War II have been produced by NECA. The first set included two versions of Kratos; one wielding the Blades of Athena and the second wearing the Golden Fleece and holding a gorgon's head. The second set included a twelve-inch figure that plays six game quotes. A second two-figure set was also released, with Kratos wearing Ares' God of War armor. In October 2009, United Cutlery created a scaled replica of Kratos' Blades of Chaos which includes a custom display stand with the God of War logo. Kratos also featured in a line of action figures released by DC Unlimited based on God of War III, which included the characters Zeus, Hades, and Hercules. Between February 1, 2010 and March 31, 2010, 7-Eleven sold a limited edition Slurpee drink called "Kratos Fury", available in four exclusive God of War III cups, which featured codes that could be used to access God of War III and Slurpee-themed downloadable content on the Slurpee website.

Kratos' visage has appeared on the PlayStation Portable Chains of Olympus exclusive bundle pack, and on the PlayStation 3 God of War III sweepstakes prize video game consoles. A limited edition 10 inches (250 mm) figurine of Kratos was the grand prize of a sweepstakes during a promotion for God of War Collection in November 2009. An 8 inches (200 mm) figure of Kratos will be available in the God of War: Ascension – Collector's Edition.

Reception

GameSpot regarded Kratos as a "sympathetic antihero" and a "badass", and described him as endearing due to his unforgiving demeanor, but added that the slowly-developing story offered players "no understanding " in the game's early stages. IGN said he was ruthless, merciless and savage, noting the character's main motive is vengeance and "all he desires is murder." IGN also stated that in time the player would begin to "love and loathe Kratos and hate Ares." GamePro said it was "Kratos' tragic fall and brutal ascension to the peaks of Mount Olympus that made the original God of War so memorable." PlayStation Universe said he was "certainly a unique character and a warrior to be reckoned with," and that "this iconic PlayStation anti-hero will surely not be forgotten."

At the 2010 Spike Video Game Awards, Kratos was nominated for "Character of the Year" and awarded the "Biggest Badass" award. He was included in GameSpot's "All Time Greatest Video Game Hero" contest and reached the "Elite Eight" round before losing to Mario. The 2011 Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition lists Kratos as the ninth most popular video game character. In 2012, GamesRadar ranked Kratos, "one of PlayStation’s most popular representatives," as 18th "most memorable, influential, and badass" protagonist in games. It said, "Being insanely violent isn’t exactly an uncommon trait amongst game characters, but driven by a rage wrought from his guilt (slaughtered thousands, including – oops – his wife and daughter) Kratos kills with such convincing visceral aggression it elevates him way beyond the status of brain-dead murder-bot." In 2010, Game Guru said that "practically anyone, even if they hadn't played any of the God of War games, would know about Kratos."

Kratos has been included on several top video game character lists: GamesRadar listed him as one of the 25 best new characters of the decade, stating that while he appears at first to be a generic character, the players eventually learn that he is both an "unstoppable force of nature" and a "broken, tragic man". Knowing of the talks about a God of War movie, both IGN and UGO have listed Kratos as a character who deserves his own movie. In 2008, IGN listed him as one of the characters wanted for an "ultimate fighting" game, featuring characters from all consoles and all eras of gaming. He was included on the list of the best anti-heroes by IGN in 2012. In 2011,Complex listed several of his finishing moves in the fifty craziest fatalities in video games list at 30th, 28th, 24th, 14th and number-one spots for his finishing moves on Hades, Hercules, Helios, the Hydra and Poseidon, respectively. The "Dairy Bastard" alternate costume from the original God of War was included in UGO's list of the "most stylin' alternate costumes". GameFront listed Kratos in 2011 as one of the top five video game characters with the "biggest daddy issues". In 2012, Complex ranked him as having the best fighting game cameos for his guest appearances in Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny and Mortal Kombat.

Prince of Persia producer Ben Mattes said in an interview that he considers Kratos "a supercool character, but it's black and white; his personality is pure rage, his dialogue is pure rage, his character design is pure rage – it's kind of easy." Jeremy "Norm" Scott, creator of the comic strip Hsu and Chan, stated in Electronic Gaming Monthly that Kratos was average and "did not exist, except as an avatar for the player." In 2009, IGN listed Kratos as the sixth most overrated video game character. Cheat Code Central also listed Kratos as the sixth most overrated video game character in a 2011 top ten list.

See also

• Kratos (mythology)

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External links

• Kratos - God of War Wiki at Wikia

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