GENERAL/STORY:
Kratos
is the primary protagonist of the God of War series, first appearing in
2005. His primary weapon are his "chain blades", a pair of swords
attached by chains to Kratos' arms. Kratos was the youngest and most promising
captain in Sparta's army, quickly gaining recognition due to his violent
tactics. During an attack by a barbarian tribe, they were outnumbered. Before
being killed by the barbarian king, Kratos summoned Ares, the Greek god of war,
and offered his soul in exchange for a victory.
He continued to serve Ares until the god tricked him into killing his own
family, after which he served several of the Greek gods for a decade. After
becoming tired of serving the gods to erase the memories of his family's murder,
he contacted Athena, who offered him forgiveness if he was able to stop Ares'
destruction of Athens. After defeating several monsters which were attacking
citizens, Kratos saves the city's oracle who tells him to retrieve Pandora's box
in order to defeat Ares.
Kratos succeeds in this task, but is killed by Ares and sent to Hades. After
escaping from the underworld he returns to Athens and confronts Ares, regaining
control of Pandora's box and using its power to kill the god. When he discovers
that the gods' forgiveness does not include allowing him to forget his mistakes,
he attempts suicide, but is stopped by Athena who informs him that he has been
granted Ares' throne on Mount Olympus.
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ORIGIN:
Soul
Calibur: Broken Destiny
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APPEARANCES:
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REVIEW:
A lot of
people were actually expecting Kratos to make a cross-over to the Soul
series since it would seem he'd make a perfect fit for a guest character; so it wasn't a huge
surprise when it finally happened. (I personally would've rather seen the likes
of Cloud Strife or Dante make the cross over).
Though visually he fits into the series quite well, some of his "god-like" moves
are just too over-the-top for the series. I understand they needed to make him powerful to stay
true to his roots, but a few of his moves are just too much....
Seriously, how does "floating in the air and spinning around" actually
hurt people anyway??? lol. Whaaatever. Namco did a decent job with his priority moves at
least.
Kratos' voice is kinda irritating to me too... he's just a bit too
'alpha-male' on the personality side if you ask me. It just comes off like he's trying
to
be a badass. In any case, his persona and fighting style is better suited for his original
series... but as a Soul Calibur character, he came up a bit short; and
that's how I'm rating him... as a fighting game character.
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