Death can have me, when it earns me...
- —Kratos
Kratos is the main protagonist of the God of War series. He appeared in the 10th episode of Death Battle, Kratos VS Spawn, where he fought against Spawn from the Spawn series. He returned for the 192nd episode and '25 Premiere, Kratos VS Asura, where he fought against Asura from the Asura's Wrath series.
He also appeared in the 38th episode of DBX, Kratos VS Dante, where he fought against Dante from the Devil May Cry series.
History
Born with the name of Kratos and having risen through the ranks of the violent Spartans, this bloodthirsty demigod became a respected general in his army, but had to strike a deal with the God of War, Ares, during a battle with the Barbarians to avoid the Spartans' defeat. Ares listened to Kratos and bounded a pair of curved, chained blades to his forearms to physically represent Kratos' servitude to the God of War. However, tragedy would strike when Ares tricked Kratos into killing his wife and daughter, the Spartan cursed with their ashes clinging permanently to his skin. Soon after, Kratos went on a quest of vengeance that resulted in him killing his former master and usurping his position as God of War. But even with his newfound title, Zeus and his fellow Olympians eventually betrayed Kratos in fear of his potential, leading the Ghost of Sparta to a violent quest for vengeance that brought forth untold chaos and the end of countless lives. While he would eventually settle down with a new child of his own, the forces of the world and sins of his past would not be done with him just yet.
Death Battle Info
Background
- Over 6' Tall
- A Spartan Warrior
- Holds the Rank of Captain
- Self-Centered Anti-Hero
- Superhuman Strength, Speed, & Endurance
Blades of Exile
- Dual Short Swords
- Wielded with Chains Seared to Arms
- Hooked Design
- Made from the Remains of the Blades of Athena
- Flame On!
Blade of Olympus
- Can Kill Gods & Titans
- Contains God Powers
- Fires Blue Energy Waves
- About 5 Feet Long
Golden Fleece
- Gold Armlet
- Blocks Attacks
- Deflects Projectiles & Magical Attacks
- Strong Enough to Counter the Blade of Olympus
Bow of Apollo
- Can Rapid-Fire Arrows
- Charged Fire Arrows
- Does Not Drain Kratos' Magic Limit
- Quick with a Long Range
Claws of Hades
- Used like Blades of Exile
- Spiked Chains & Hooks
- Rips Souls from Victims
- Can be Resisted
- Can Summon Souls
Nemean Cestus
- Giant Metal Gauntlets
- Lion-Like Appearance
- Originally Owned by Hercules
- Incredibly Strong
- Can Create Shockwaves which Stun Foes
Boots of Hermes
- Greaves with Small Wings
- Improved Running Speed
- Can Run Up Walls
Icarus Wings
- Can Glide & Fly
- Huge 18' Wingspan
- Slowly Falls Apart During Flight
- Ripped From Icarus' Back
Background
- Species: Part God/Part Mortal
- Age: 1000+ Years old
- Height: 7'8" | 233.68 cm
- Aliases: Ghost of Sparta, God of War, Marked Warrior
- Likes: Atreus, olives, Mimir, his family
- Dislikes: Selfish gods, sliding puzzles, Sackboy (doesn't want to talk about it)
Abilities
- Weapons
- Greek: Arms of Sparta, Barbarian Hammer, Blade of Artemis, Blades of Chaos, Blade of Olympus, Eyes of Atlantis, Gauntlet of Zeus, Golden Fleece, Head of Euryale, Head of Medusa, Icarus Wings, Poseidon's Trident, Scourge of Erinys, Spear of Destiny, Sun Shield, Typhon's Bane, and more...
- Norse: Leviathan Axe, Draupnir Spear, Relics, Sword Hilts, Talismans, and more...
- Shields
- Rage
Feats
- Killed most of the Greek Pantheon
- Climbed out of the Underworld after dying
- Forced Atlas to hold up the universe forever
- Killed Cronos, who overthrew the creator of the Greek universe
- Released hope into the Greek and Norse realms
- Survived being thrown across the planet
- Reconciled with his past to become a better god
- Defeated Atlas, Hercules, Zeus, Thor, Odin
- Fought Shovel Knight to a standstill
Quotes
- "You do not want this fight..."
- "You let your wrath consume you, I have been down that road before."
- "Very well..."
- "DEATH HAS NOT EARNED ME YET, TITAN!"
- "BUT YOU DESERVE A WORTHY END!"
- "You are a monster no longer..."
Gallery
Appearance
Sprite used in Death Battle
(From God of War: Betrayal)
(From God of War: Betrayal)
3D model used in Death Battle
(From God of War)
(From God of War)
Young Kratos 3D model used in Death Battle
(From God of War III)
(From God of War III)
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Arsenal and Abilities
Blades of Exile
Blade of Olympus
Golden Fleece
Bow of Apollo
Claws of Hades
Nemean Cestus
Boots of Hermes
Icarus Wings
Poseidon's Trident
Arms of Sparta
Blade of Artemis
Barbarian Hammer
Spear of Destiny
Sun Shield
Gauntlet of Zeus
Typhon's Bane
Scourge of Erinys
Eye of Atlantis
Head of Medusa
Head of Euryale
Leviathan Axe
Guardian Shield
Blades of Chaos
Draupnir Spear
Amulet of Kvasir
Realm Shift
(via Amulet of Kvasir)
(via Amulet of Kvasir)
Healing Factor
Spartan Rage
Super Strength
Super Speed
Super Durability
Hand-to-Hand Combat
Trivia
- Kratos is the first Sony character to appear, with the next seven being Ratchet, Clank, Jak, Daxter, Sweet Tooth, Nathan Drake, and Cole MacGrath.
- He is the first Sony character to lose, with the next four being Jak, Daxter, Sweet Tooth, and Nathan Drake.
- He is the fourth Sony character to win, after Ratchet, Clank, and Cole MacGrath.
- Kratos is the second Video Game character to fight against a Comic Book character, after Zitz, and with the next 11 being Raiden, Fox McCloud, Raiden, Sweet Tooth, Amy Rose, Shovel Knight, Sigma, Widowmaker, Sindel, Jinx, and Xeno Trunks.
- He is the second Video Game character to lose, after Zitz, and with the next seven being Raiden, Sweet Tooth, Shovel Knight, Sigma, Widowmaker, Sindel, and Xeno Trunks.
- Kratos is the 40th returning combatant, after Leonardo, Batman, Boba Fett, Samus Aran, Son Goku, Superman, Charizard, Shadow the Hedgehog, Deadpool, Metal Sonic, Thor Odinson, Wonder Woman, Ryu, Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mega Man, Captain Marvel, Tommy Oliver, Ganondorf, Red Ranger, Venom, The Hulk, Lex Luthor, Doctor Doom, Link, Cloud Strife, Iron Man, Akuma, Shao Kahn, Vegeta, Raiden, Darth Vader, Raven, Guts, Omni-Man, Bowser, and Doctor Eggman, and with the next seven being Ghost Rider, Spawn, Master Chief, Doom Slayer, Aang, Pikachu, and Godzilla.
- He is the 19th returning loser, after Batman, Boba Fett, Son Goku, Charizard, Shadow the Hedgehog, Wonder Woman, Ryu, Mario, Mega Man, Captain Marvel, Tommy Oliver, Red Ranger, The Hulk, Lex Luthor, Cloud Strife, Thor Odinson, Darth Vader, Bowser, and Doctor Eggman, and with the next two being Doom Slayer and Pikachu.
- He is the 11th loser to win, after Batman, Wonder Woman, Ryu, Mario, Red Ranger, Shadow the Hedgehog, Cloud Strife, Thor Odinson, Boba Fett, and Bowser, and with the next one being Doom Slayer.
- He is the 22nd combatant who has both lost and won, after Batman, Metal Sonic, Thor Odinson, Wonder Woman, Ryu, Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Ganondorf, Deadpool, Leonardo, Red Ranger, Venom, Shadow the Hedgehog, Link, Cloud Strife, Akuma, Vegeta, Boba Fett, Raiden, Guts, and Bowser, and with the next three being Ghost Rider, Master Chief, and Doom Slayer.
- He is the 19th returning loser, after Batman, Boba Fett, Son Goku, Charizard, Shadow the Hedgehog, Wonder Woman, Ryu, Mario, Mega Man, Captain Marvel, Tommy Oliver, Red Ranger, The Hulk, Lex Luthor, Cloud Strife, Thor Odinson, Darth Vader, Bowser, and Doctor Eggman, and with the next two being Doom Slayer and Pikachu.
- When auditioning for Death Battle, sprite animators were asked to animate a battle between Kratos and Thor Odinson from Marvel Comics, with the ending resulting in Thor decapitating Kratos with Mjolnir.
- As part of Death Battle's paid YouTube membership, members were able to vote for two matchups to become episodes in Season 10, with one being animated in 2D and one animated in 3D. One of the options for the 3D poll was Kratos VS Asura, being the runner-up[1] but ultimately losing to Cole MacGrath VS Alex Mercer.
- A year later, the matchup would end up as one of the options for Week 5 of the Tournament of Champions, which it won and moved on to Week 10, which it also won and moved on to the Final Week, where it then ultimately lost to Wile E. Coyote VS Tom Cat.
- Kratos VS Asura would eventually come to life as the premiere of Death Battle '25, ironically before Wile E. Coyote VS Tom Cat.
- A year later, the matchup would end up as one of the options for Week 5 of the Tournament of Champions, which it won and moved on to Week 10, which it also won and moved on to the Final Week, where it then ultimately lost to Wile E. Coyote VS Tom Cat.
- Kratos currently holds the record for having the third-highest amount of episodes between a combatant's first and second appearances on the show with a 181-episode-long gap, falling short of Goomba and Koopa Troopa's shared 186-episode-long gap between their two fights and Spawn's 182-episode-long gap between his two fights.
- He held the record of the longest gap between a primary combatant's first and second appearance initially, but ironically enough, this record was immediately taken away by Spawn one episode later, Kratos' first opponent.
References
- ↑ Join us for Kratos vs Asura, our 3D matchup poll runner-up!
- —Kratos VS Asura | DEATH BATTLE Cast #319 Description
