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Facts about God Of War:

Facts about "Kratos"{The Greek God}:

Kratos,God Of War

"Kratos", or "the Ghost of Sparta", is a video game character from Sony Santa Monica’s God of War series, that's loosely based on Greek mythology.Firstly he appeared in video game in 2005, God of War.

1. Kratos is a Spartan warrior,becomes the Ghost of Sparta after accidentally killing his family on behalf of Ares’ trickery. He becomes the God of War after killing Ares.

2. He eventually finds out that he’s a demigod and the son of Zeus, who betrays Kratos. Each part of the game circles around Kratos taking vengeance against the Greek gods.

3. Kratos means “power” or “strength” in Greek, which is likely a reference to Kratos’ god-like physical strength and overall power in general.

4. The God of War franchise is a flagship title for PlayStation and Kratos is one of its most popular and well received characters.

5. In God of War III, it was revealed that Kratos is 8 feet tall.

6. Kratos kills about one god every game, with the notable exception of God of War III, where he kills 7 gods.

Kratos

7. Though Kratos is not a character in actual Greek mythology, but there is a character called “Cratos.” Cratos is the son of Pallas and Styx.According to Greek mythology, he’s the idealization of strength and power. However, while Kratos is obsessed with taking vengeance on the gods, Cratos is entirely loyal to Zeus.

8. In Greek mythology, Cratos and Bia were commanded by Hephaestus to imprison Prometheus. On the other hand, in God of War II, Kratos released Prometheus from his imprisonment.

Kratos and his Son

9. His family is shown to be the only people he’s ever truly loved.

10. From God of War to God of War III, Kratos’ tattoo gets thinner and thinner and changes little bit in design. In the first game, the tattoo spreads on his chest from close to his sternum to past his left part of his chest.In the second game, it’s closer to his left part of his chest. In the final game, it doesn’t cover left part of his chest at all.

11. In God of War II, when Kratos is taken in past by Atropos to his war with Ares, his past self’s tattoos are very fainted in color, until the ending scene where he holds the Blade of the Gods and they light up.

12. In early screenshots of God of War, Kratos’ tattoo was in the shape of the omega symbol when it was seen on his head.

13. Initial designs for Kratos included him having long, flowing hair and carrying a baby on his back.

Kratos fights Demon

14. Kratos’ fighting style changes through the games as he becomes more and more experienced and trained. For example, in God of War: Ascension, he uses his Blades of Chaos to perform grabs while in all the other games he likes to overpower his foes by grabbing them with his hands.

15. Kratos makes a guest appearance in Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny. He fights with the  Blade of Olympus,Blades of Chaos, Poseidon’s Rage and Icarus Wings.

16. In the 2008 The Simpsons Games, a parody of Kratos is seen in the background of a level on a billboard. The words “God of Wharf” are written next to a picture of a Simpsons type Kratos eating a bowl of chowder.

17. In 2009’s Little Big Planet, there is a rare Kratos costume, as well as Medusa, and Pandora’s Guardian.

18. The PlayStation 3 exclusive kart racing game ModNation has Kratos and his Kart of Chaos as a playable character when pre-ordering.

19. He appears in the PlayStation 3 version of 2011 game Mortal Kombat, with his own set of moves, and a personal God of War battle arena.

20. In God of War: Ghost of Sparta, there was a piece of artwork for a female version of Kratos but it was cut due to its nudity and voice acting.

21. David Jaffe was deeply influenced by Ray Harryhausen and the 1981 classic Clash of the Titans.

22. While showcasing the game to the media at E3 2004, developers told journalists that their aim was to blend the action from Devil May Cry with the puzzle solving elements of Ico.

23. Kratos voice actor Terrence C. Carson also gives his voice for Jedi legend Mace Windu in the Clone Wars series,Star Wars and several Star Wars video games.

24. Hollywood has been trying to bring Kratos into movies ever since the first game came out. The script has gone through multiple iterations and changes but nothing has stuck so far.

Kratos fights Demon with his son

25. It’s never really mentioned how long Kratos reigned as the God of War, but judging from the 4603 days of working on the Labyrinth, Daedalus has spend about 12.6 years working on it. This means that 12.6 years has passed between God of War and God of War III.