Ares (God of War)

Ares' History
Ares was the first god of savage warfare, with his sister, Athena, presiding over military strategy. Called upon by the Spartan general, Kratos, to aid him in a battle gone terribly wrong, Ares agreed in exchange for the mortal's oath of servitude. Ares fulfilled his end of the bargain, destroying the barbarians who fought against the Spartan forces, and granted Kratos the Blades of Chaos as a gift.

Under Ares' service, Kratos led Sparta to conquer much of Greece. However, during one battle, blinded by bloodlust, Kratos killed his own wife and daughter. Although Kratos was grief-stricken, this was all part of the god of war's plot: He saw Kratos' family as hindering his champion's progress, and had led Kratos to their village in order to kill them. Kratos swore revenge, and left Ares' service.

Kratos' chance for revenge soon came, as he was sent by Athena to prevent Ares' attack on Athens. The only way for Kratos to kill a god was to use the power of Pandora's Box, hidden in the Temple of Pandora on the back of the Titan Cronos. Kratos retrieved the Box, but Ares caught on to Kratos plan, and killed him before he left the Temple.

Breaking out of the Underworld, Kratos regained the Box and used it to meet Ares in battle in the harbor outside Athens. Ares unleashed his full power, taking back the Blades of Chaos and almost driving Kratos mad. However, at the last moment, Kratos took up the powerful Blade of the Gods and impaled Ares with it, killing him and taking his place as the god of war.