Kratos — power rating and matchups

These entries record encounters, feats and other events from the character's stories. Read each outcome with its version, sources and condition tags. Arena verdicts use the selected versions and matchup rules; a story result does not determine an arena result. This panel is for reference and does not feed the engine. The record is still being expanded.

Loss

v The FuriesAscension, Delos capture / Prison of the Damned

LOSS (story). Attacked by all three Furies on Delos and captured; imprisoned, chained and tormented for three weeks (Wikipedia). Later escapes.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: God of War: Ascension

Win

v MegaeraAscension, Prison of the Damned

Overcomes an illusion by Tisiphone, then finds and kills Megaera.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: God of War: Ascension

Win

v Castor and PolluxAscension, Temple of Delphi

Defeats the twins; acquires the Amulet.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: God of War: Ascension

Win

v Alecto and TisiphoneAscension, Alecto’s Chamber

Breaks illusions using the Eyes; kills the Furies.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: God of War: Ascension

Feat / note

Kratos and Orkos — mercy killAscension, ending

After Orkos’s repeated pleas Kratos kills him, ending the blood oath.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: God of War: Ascension

Win

v Persian King and BasiliskChains of Olympus, Attica opening

Kills the Persian king, routs his army and slays their basilisk.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: Chains of Olympus

Loss

v CharonChains of Olympus, first Styx crossing

LOSS (story). Charon defeats him and banishes him to Tartarus.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: Chains of Olympus

Win

v CharonChains of Olympus, return to the ferry

Returns with new equipment and defeats Charon.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: Chains of Olympus

Win

v Persephone and AtlasChains of Olympus, Elysium / Pillar

Binds Atlas and kills Persephone after reclaiming power.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: Chains of Olympus

Feat / note

Kratos — exhaustion after the finaleChains of Olympus, Sun Chariot ending

Falls unconscious; gods save him.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: Chains of Olympus

Win

v HydraGod of War, Aegean Sea opening

Kills the Hydra.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: God of War

Loss

v AresGod of War, Temple of Pandora exit

LOSS (story). As Kratos leaves the Temple with the Box, Ares hurls a large pillar into him and kills him.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: God of War

Feat / note

Kratos — escape from the UnderworldGod of War, return from Underworld

Dead after Ares’s pillar, he fights his way out of the Underworld with the gravedigger’s help and returns to Athens.

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Win

v AresGod of War, final Athens battle

Opens Pandora’s Box and becomes godlike; Ares strips him of all weapons and magic and makes him relive his family’s death; Kratos kills Ares with the Blade of the Gods.

Special condition: Empowered to godlike size by Pandora's Box

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: God of War

Win

v ScyllaGhost of Sparta, Atlantis

Repeated clashes end with Scylla killed.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: Ghost of Sparta

Win

v CallistoGhost of Sparta, Temple of Poseidon

Fights his transformed mother; she dies.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: Ghost of Sparta

Feat / note

Kratos frees TheraGhost of Sparta, Methana / Atlantis

Her release causes eruption and Atlantis’s destruction.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: Ghost of Sparta

Win

v ErinysGhost of Sparta, Aronian Pass

Kills Erinys.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: Ghost of Sparta

Loss

v DeimosGhost of Sparta, Domain of Death

LOSS (story). Deimos, angry he was not rescued sooner, attacks and overpowers him; Thanatos intervenes and takes Deimos.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: Ghost of Sparta

Win · team encounter

v ThanatosGhost of Sparta, Suicide Bluffs

Fights alongside Deimos; kills Thanatos after Deimos dies.

Decisive action: Kratos, physical finish · Kratos’s part: Fought alongside Deimos and killed Thanatos after Deimos died

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: Ghost of Sparta

Feat / note

Kratos v ArgosBetrayal, Argos pursuit

An unknown assassin kills Argos and frames Kratos.

Statement; speaker not identified; not a demonstration

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: Betrayal

Win

v CeryxBetrayal, final confrontation

Kills Ceryx; assassin escapes.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: Betrayal

Win

v Colossus of RhodesGod of War II, Rhodes

Zeus, as an eagle, drains a large part of his power to animate the Colossus. Kratos destroys it but is crushed by its falling hand.

Fought weakened

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: God of War II

Loss

v ZeusGod of War II, Rhodes ending

LOSS (story). Tricked into pouring his godly power into the Blade of Olympus, Kratos is killed by Zeus with the Blade; Gaia later saves him from the Underworld.

Fought weakenedSpecial condition: Tricked into pouring his godly power into the Blade of Olympus

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: God of War II Wikipedia: Kratos (God of War)

No decisive result

v TyphonGod of War II, Typhon’s Lair

Steals Typhon’s bow and blinds the Titan with it to escape, then frees Prometheus.

Special condition: Objective achieved: escape; Typhon blinded, not killed

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Win

v TheseusGod of War II, Steeds of Time

Fights and kills Theseus to wake the stone Steeds of Time.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: God of War II

Win

v IcarusGod of War II, Island of Creation fall

Defeats Icarus and rips off his wings to take for himself; the fall lands him at the imprisoned Atlas.

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Win

v ClothoGod of War II, Loom Chamber

Kills Clotho; uses the Loom.

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No decisive result

v ZeusGod of War II, Summit of Sacrifice

Feigns surrender and gains the upper hand, but Athena throws herself onto the Blade to shield Zeus and dies; Zeus escapes. Kratos does NOT kill Zeus in God of War II.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: God of War II Gamepressure: The Summit of Sacrifice Wikipedia: Kratos (God of War)

Win · team encounter

v PoseidonGod of War III, Mount Olympus opening

Defeats and finishes Poseidon.

Decisive action: Kratos, physical finish · Kratos’s part: Defeated and finished Poseidon with Gaia's access help

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Gamepressure: Poseidon Siliconera: Vengeance Is A Dinner Best Served B…

Loss · team encounter

v ZeusGod of War III, Olympus summit / Styx

LOSS (story). Zeus’s lightning bolt knocks Kratos and Gaia off the mountain; Gaia will not save him; he falls into the Styx, loses the Blade of Olympus and is drained.

Decisive action: Zeus, lightning bolt · Kratos’s part: Struck off the mountain with Gaia

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: God of War III Gamepressure: River Styx

Win

v PersesGod of War III, Olympus ascent

Drives the Blade of Olympus into Perses’s eye with a burst of electricity; the Titan falls from the mountain.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: God of War III God of War Wiki (fandom): Perses

Win

v HerculesGod of War III, Forum

Stabs Hercules’s arm and takes the Cestus, then beats him to death with it. Wikipedia and the fan wiki’s Hercules page say Hercules dies; the baseline notes one fan-wiki summary calling it a partial win.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Gamepressure: The Forum SuperCheats: Act V Wikipedia: God of War III

Feat / note

Kratos and AphroditeGod of War III, Aphrodite’s chamber

Meets Aphrodite, who is indifferent to his war on Olympus; she is not killed.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: God of War III

Feat / note

Kratos and Hera — Hera’s GardenGod of War III, Hera’s Garden

Kills Hera for insulting Pandora, ending all Greek plant life.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: God of War III

Win

v ZeusGod of War III, Flame / terrace / Gaia’s heart – God of War III, psyche sequence / final …

Forgives himself, regains consciousness with the power of Hope, forces Zeus’s spirit back into his body, then beats Zeus to death.

3 logged exchanges

God of War III, Flame / terrace / Gaia’s heartGaia grabs the building and both fall inside her. Kratos impales Zeus against Gaia’s heart with the Blade of Olympus; the one thrust kills Gaia and apparently Zeus. plot summary checked Gamepressure: Zeus SuperCheats: Act XI
God of War III, after leaving GaiaLOSS phase (story). Zeus’s astral form strips his weapons and powers and overwhelms him. plot summary checked Wikipedia: God of War III Shacknews: What Is The God of War Story So Far?
God of War III, psyche sequence / final assaultForgives himself, regains consciousness with the power of Hope, forces Zeus’s spirit back into his body, then beats Zeus to death. plot summary checked Wikipedia: God of War III Gamepressure: The darkness

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Wikipedia: God of War III Gamepressure: The darkness Gamepressure: Finale

Feat / note

Kratos cut his way out of the giant Titan Cronos's stomach and killed him with the Blade of OlympusGod of War III (2010), Cronos boss fight in the Pit of Tartarus

After Cronos swallowed him, Kratos recovered the Omphalos Stone and cut his way out with the Blade of Olympus. He broke the onyx restraint with the Nemean Cestus, drove its spike through Cronos's jaw and finished the Titan with the Blade of Olympus to the forehead. Conditions: Used the Blade of Oly…

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Neoseeker — God of War III walkthrough GameFAQs — God of War III walkthrough God of War Wiki: Cronos PSU: Badass Bosses, Cronos

Feat / note

Kratos tore the sun god Helios's head off, and darkness and storms covered GreeceGod of War III (2010), Helios fight

In God of War III, Kratos finds Helios crippled after Perses crushed and threw him, stomps on his head, breaks his neck and tears his head off; with the sun god dead, clouds block the sun and Greece is plunged into darkness and storms. Conditions: Helios was already severely injured: Kratos's balli…

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked God of War Wiki: Helios Wikipedia: God of War III

Feat / note

Kratos killed Poseidon, and the oceans flooded GreeceGod of War III (2010), opening Poseidon fight

At the start of God of War III, Poseidon attacks the Titans climbing Olympus; Kratos, fighting from Gaia's body, defeats his leviathans and beats him to death, and with the sea god dead the oceans flood Greece. Conditions: Gaia actively assisted the fight, including striking Poseidon's water form a…

Evidence checked: plot summary checked God of War Wiki — Poseidon Wikipedia: God of War III Kotaku: God of War III's first big boss battle TV Tropes: God of War Greek gods

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