And so, by the end of the game, the black sheep of the Olympian family has reduced his bizarre spiderweb of a family tree by one, all in an effort to make up for killing two. And that seems even more messed up when you consider that it's an incredibly shitty thing todo toyour ownhalf-brother. This genealogy is ridiculously unfaithful to the traditional one. Now, let's take a look at how our favorite kin-murderer has worked his way through his family tree in each game.

is stronger due to their hulking frames. Your teacher has already seen this. Hyperion is also a Titan.

Click a name for its Wikipedia article. In the real pantheon, Kratos had much more interesting parentage: Pallas, Titan-God of War & Styx, the personification of the river of Hades.

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Technically, any child spawned from Zeus is a sibling of Kratos, making his family tree enormous to trace down. The thing is, Kratos is a son of Zeus, who also happens to be the main target of his revenge.

This brings the number of performers up to a count of seven.

This chart was made in 2004, and Wikipedia was treated as a primary source. There’s been a discussion over who between Thor from Marvel Comics and Thor from God of War is stronger due to their hulking frames. As far as full siblings are concerned, Kratos had one brother in Deimos. Helios is Kratos' first cousin, once removed. And now, to complete his revenge, he's hell-bent onmurdering his way throughthe entire Greek pantheon.

Interestingly, Wen’s first sketches of Kratos were on napkins at a restaurant. , confirmed that Kratos really cannot die and has accepted his fate to walk the Earth. This doesn’t mean that Kratos can’t be killed, as he has perished before and is predicted to die with Atreus by his side. This means that, one way or another, Kratos is related by blood to every Titan and Olympian god he encounters.

© Receive mail from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors? Here's where things stand when the game opens: Having mistakenly slain his wife and daughter years before, he now serves as a hitman forthe gods in an attempt to work off his sins. Cory Barlog, director of 2018’s God of War, confirmed that Kratos really cannot die and has accepted his fate to walk the Earth. Kratos is a son of Zeus. Press J to jump to the feed. After graduating from college in 2000 with a BA in journalism, I worked for five years as a copy editor, page designer and videogame-review columnist at a couple of mid-sized newspapers you've never heard of. This chart was made in 2004, and Wikipedia was treated as a primary source.

", Above: You might be an Olympian god if... your sister and your aunt are the same person. Fans generally wonder which person portrays Kratos, but the truth is that there are a lot of actors involved.