God of War: Ascension

A 2013 videogame.

Set years before the first God of War game, this installment of the series follow Kratos a little after he killed his family and then stopped working for Aries, the God of War. However, Kratos' alliance with Aries was made through an oath of blood, and for breaking an oath like that, Kratos is hunted bu the Furies, deities that punish those who break their oaths.

Developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.


 * And I Must Scream: Aegaeon is still alive, because the Furies considered Death too merciful to him. He can still move his eyes a little, but is otherwise immobile.
 * An Ice Person:
 * The Ice of Poseidon gives Kratos' blades the power to freeze enemies.
 * The Chimera Kratos encounters on Delphi can also launch freezing ice waves from its mouth.
 * Bad Boss: Castor kills a subordinate for asking for food and rest, and orders his subordinates later to fight Kratos despite the obvious difference in size.
 * Breath Weapon: The Ice Chimera launches waves of ice from its mouth.
 * Fanservice:
 * Tisiphone uses an illusion where several women with their breasts exposed fawn all over Kratos and try to seduce him, in order to enlure him into a trap.
 * Castor have a beautiful female slave on his lap when Kratos meets him.
 * Flunky Boss: The Manticore in Delphi pukes smaller versions of himself to fight you in the second phase of his boss battle.
 * Girl-On-Girl Is Hot: Tisiphone uses that as part of her strategy to distract Kratos and lure him into a trap.
 * Foregone Conclusion: Kratos will manage to escape from his oath of loyalty to Aries.
 * Hotter and Sexier: Inverted. The gorgons Kratos meet in this game have a snake-like head, unlike the more human-like of the previous games.
 * In Medias Res: The game begins with Kratos already imprisoned by the Furies. After showing Kratos fighting them for some time, the game flashes back to the point where Kratos meets Orkos for the first time.
 * King Mook: The Manticore in Delphi, that seems to reproduce asexually and left eggs all around the level.
 * Playing with Fire: The Fire of Ares gives Kratos the ability to infuse the Blades of Chaos with flames.
 * Shaggy Dog Story: Kratos finds a man in Delphi that is desperate to find the Oracle. The boss of the level appears not too long after and attacks the man behind Kratos' back, quickly killing him to then attack the spartan.
 * Shock and Awe: Lightning of Zeus gives Kratos' blades electrical powers.
 * The Dreaded: Averted, unlike the other entries of the series. Kratos' reputation as the "Ghost of Sparta" has yet not formed around Greece, specially since only recently the ashes were attached to his body. Castor has no idea of who is him and his subordinates ran away from Kratos more because he's an intimidating and armed huge man more than anything.