Although Kratos becomes the new God of War, he is still plagued by nightmares and is eventually betrayed by Zeus, the King of the Olympian Gods-revealed by the goddess Athena to be Kratos' father. The character finally avenges his family by killing his former master and manipulator, Ares, the God of War. The overall story arc focuses on the series' primary playable single-player character, the protagonist Kratos, a Spartan warrior haunted by visions of himself accidentally killing his wife and child. Behind the characters are several monsters from the game.
List of fictional characters from the God of War video game franchiseĬharacters 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.