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83 entries tagged Characters. Every entry is sourced from the God of War games, their in-game lore, or the official reference material.

Acmon: the elder of the thieving KerkopesAcmon was one of the Kerkopes, a pair of thieving monkey-like brothers who dwelt in the Laconian Woods. Blue-furred and long-suffering, he was the wilier of the two, and he crossed paths with the young Kratos and Deimos during their search through Laconia.
Aesir Royal Family: the Ruling Dynasty of AsgardThe Aesir Royal Family was the ruling dynasty of gods who reigned from Asgard over the Nine Realms. Descended from the first god Buri and led by Odin the Allfather, the line counted Odin's brothers Vili and Ve and his sons Thor, Tyr, Heimdall, and Baldur among its most prominent members.
AlrikAlrik, the Barbarian King, was the leader of the Barbarian horde from the east and one of Kratos' oldest enemies. His assault drove Kratos to pledge his soul to Ares, beginning the Spartan's tragedy, and his hatred outlasted even death.
Alvíss Stonefoot: the Warden of SvartalfheimAlvíss Stonefoot was a dwarf of Svartalfheim, renowned as its warden. With his sharp mind he trapped the most dangerous creatures of the Nine Realms, and a great statue was raised in his honor for the protection he gave his people.
Andvari: the enchanter trapped in a ringAndvari was a dwarven enchanter and master of soul magic who created the dreaded Soul Eaters. When one of his own creations turned on him, he sealed his soul inside his ring to survive, and in that form he aided Kratos and Atreus before being lost.
AngrbodaAngrboda was one of the last Jotnar of Jotunheim, a young giantess of Ironwood whose destiny was to reveal to Atreus his own. She became his closest friend and the keeper of the wolf Fenrir, and through her paintings she guided the course of his fate.
Aphrodite's HandmaidensAphrodite's Handmaidens were two mortal women who served and attended the Goddess of Love in her chamber upon Olympus. Among the few mortals who showed no fear of Kratos, they remained at their mistress's side through the fall of the city.
AtreusAtreus was the son of Kratos and the Jotunn Faye, born in Midgard and given the hidden name Loki. Across two great journeys he grew from a sickly boy into the prophesied champion of the Giants, the god of mischief whose fate was bound to Ragnarok.
BeylaBeyla was a Dark Elf warrior of Alfheim and the wife of the Light Elf Byggvir. Having fled the endless war over the Light, the two joined Freyr's resistance in Vanaheim, where Beyla stood among the allies who aided Kratos against the forces of Asgard.
BirgirBirgir was a Midgardian warrior and former Traveler who discovered that the Path he served was a lie of Odin, and forsook his brethren to fight for the Vanir. Branded a heretic, he became a loyal ally of Freyr in the resistance against Asgard.
BrokBrok was a dwarven blacksmith of the Nine Realms who, with his brother Sindri, forged both Thor's hammer Mjolnir and the Leviathan Axe. Crude, loyal, and unmatched at his craft, he aided Kratos and Atreus across their journeys until Odin took his life.
CalliopeCalliope was the beloved daughter of Kratos and Lysandra, a gentle and innocent child of Sparta. Killed by her father during a frenzy contrived by Ares, she found rest in the Elysium Fields, only for Kratos to be forced to abandon her there to save the world.
CallistoCallisto was a Spartan woman and one of the many mortal lovers of Zeus, mother of Kratos and Deimos. Kept hidden in Atlantis and cursed by the King of the Gods, she died at her own son's hands while trying to name his father.
The CaptainThe Captain was the leading sailor of a fleet that sailed the Aegean Sea in the Greek era, swallowed by the Hydra King when his ship was cornered at sea. Kratos retrieved a key from him and let him fall to his death, a casual cruelty that haunted the Spartan for the rest of his life.
Castor and PolluxCastor and Pollux were conjoined Spartan twins, one mortal and one a son of Zeus, who seized the Temple of the Oracle at Delphi and posed as its prophet. Acting for the Furies, they imprisoned the true Oracle and stood as the first enemies Kratos faced in his quest to be free of his rage.
CastorCastor was the mortal Gemini twin who, with his conjoined demigod brother Pollux, usurped the Temple of the Oracle at Delphi and posed as its prophet. A cruel master who slew his own slaves, he wielded the Amulet of Uroborus against Kratos before the Spartan cast him to his death.
CeryxCeryx was a demigod son of Hermes and a messenger of Olympus. Sent by Zeus to halt Kratos' pursuit of the truth behind the assassination of Argos, he fell to the Ghost of Sparta.
DaedalusDaedalus was the master craftsman of Athens who built the great Labyrinth for Zeus in return for the promise of his lost son Icarus. Driven to madness in years of servitude and chained within his own creation, he was crushed when Kratos set the Labyrinth turning, and died grateful at last to be free.
DagrPrince Dagr was the last surviving son of King Högni of Fjöturlund and the brother of the Valkyrie Sigrún. After King Helgi sacked his kingdom and slaughtered his family, Dagr avenged them by killing Helgi, only to be cursed by his grieving sister.
DeimosDeimos was the younger brother of Kratos, a Spartan demigod son of Zeus seized as a child to thwart a prophecy of Olympus' fall. After years of torment in the Domain of Death he was freed by his brother, only to be killed by Thanatos, a loss that set Kratos against the gods forever.
DurlinDurlin was a dwarven official of Nidavellir and a former rebel leader who, with Laufey, led a failed uprising against the Aesir. Years later he quietly aided Kratos and Atreus in their search for Tyr.
DwarvesThe Dwarves were a race of short humanoids native to Svartalfheim, renowned across the Nine Realms as peerless smiths, builders, and alchemists. Their craft was sought by mortals and gods alike, though their service to Odin came at a bitter cost.
EirEir was a mortal healer who became a Valkyrie, gentle and skilled in both herbal and magical medicine. Cursed by Odin and sealed in Midgard, she was freed by Kratos and Atreus and reborn by Freya as a Shield Maiden.
Eis: the Spartan who gave Atreus his nameEis, also called Atreus of Sparta, was a Spartan Agoge cadet who fought alongside Kratos and was known for his good nature even in the worst of times. He sacrificed himself in battle, and years later Kratos named his son after him.
EleonoraEleonora was a Spartan temple maiden charged with the care of the interconnected temples of Laconia. Born to a family bound to that service, she tended the shrines of the gods and questioned the path her duty had denied her.
EpimetheusEpimetheus was a Titan of Hindsight and Afterthought, cast down to Tartarus after the Great War. He marched on Mount Olympus during the second Titanomachy and was slain by Poseidon.
FayeLaufey, known to her family by the alias Faye, was a Jotunn warrior of Midgard, the second wife of Kratos and the mother of Atreus. Renowned across the realms as Laufey the Just, she used her gift of foresight to set in motion the journey her husband and son would take after her death.
GöndulGöndul was a Valkyrie cursed by Odin to remain trapped in a corporeal form, driven toward madness until she was sealed away in Muspelheim. Freed by Kratos and Atreus and later restored by Freya, she fought among the Shield Maidens in the final assault on Asgard.
GeirdrifulGeirdriful was one of the nine Valkyries cursed by Odin into a corrupting physical form. Sealed away in Midgard until Kratos and Atreus freed her, she later returned restored as a Shield Maiden in the war on Asgard.
GondulGondul was one of the nine Valkyries cursed by Odin into a corrupting physical form. Imprisoned in Muspelheim and reckoned among the mightiest of her sisters, she was freed by Kratos and Atreus and later restored as a Shield Maiden.
GróaGróa was a Jötunn seeress and the most powerful practitioner of seidr in the Nine Realms. The first being ever to foresee Ragnarok, she hid the true prophecy behind a lie and was murdered by Odin, who stole her library and her life to hoard her knowledge for himself.
GrýlaGrýla was an elderly Giantess of Jotunheim and the grandmother of Angrboda. Broken by the loss of her family and the slow ruin of her kind, she used an enchanted cauldron to steal the souls of animals, until Atreus and Angrboda destroyed it.
Grave DiggerThe Grave Digger was a mysterious old man who dug graves outside the Temple of the Oracle in Athens and aided Kratos in his darkest hours. He was in truth Zeus, the King of the Gods, watching over the Ghost of Sparta in disguise.
GunnrGunnr was a fearless Midgardian fighter taken under the wing of the Valkyrie Queen Sigrun and raised into the order. Cursed by Odin and sealed in Midgard, she was freed by Kratos and Atreus and reborn as a Shield Maiden.
HelgiKing Helgi, called the Mad King, was a Midgardian ruler who sought the hand of the Valkyrie Sigrún. When her father refused the match, Helgi sacked the kingdom of Fjöturlund and slaughtered her family, and he died on the spear of her brother Dagr.
HerculesHercules was a son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmene, a demigod raised to godhood after completing twelve labors. Consumed by jealousy of his half-brother Kratos, he named the killing of the Ghost of Sparta his unofficial thirteenth labor and died for it in the Forum of Olympus.
HildrHildr was one of the nine Valkyries cursed by Odin, sealed within the icy maze of Niflheim. Though close to the All-Father, she shared her sisters' curse, and was freed by Kratos and Atreus before Freya reborn her as a Shield Maiden.
Hrimthur: the stonemason who doomed AsgardHrimthur was a Jotunn stonemason, the son of Thamur, who completed the Great Walls of Jotunheim and then sought vengeance on the Aesir. Disguised as a mortal, he rebuilt the walls of Asgard and hid a weakness within them that would one day open the realm to its destruction.
HristHrist was one of the last Valkyries who stayed loyal to Odin after her sisters were freed. With her sister Mist she served as an enforcer of Asgard, and the two died together at the Spark of the World.
HrungnirHrungnir was a Jotunn born without head or heart, his body completed with stone, who became a drunken plaything in Odin's court before Thor crushed his skull with Mjolnir. His true story showed how myth was made from ugly truth.
IcarusIcarus was the son of the inventor Daedalus, who fell to his death and was driven mad in the Underworld. Decades of crude repairs let him graft wings to his own flesh and escape, and he sought the Sisters of Fate to undo his fate, until Kratos tore the wings from his back at the Great Chasm.
Imposter TyrThe Imposter Tyr was Odin disguised as his son, the Aesir God of War. Posing as the long lost Tyr that Kratos and Atreus freed in Svartalfheim, the All-Father infiltrated their circle to learn their plans and uncover the hidden prophecies of the Jotnar, holding the ruse until his temper betrayed him.
Járnsaxa: the giantess mother of MagniJárnsaxa was a Jotunn, the lover of Thor and the mother of his eldest son Magni. Spoken of only in passing as part of a sordid story, she was long dead by the time Kratos came to the Norse realms.
KaraKara was one of the nine Valkyries cursed by Odin and sealed beneath the Witch's Cave in Midgard. Freed by Kratos and Atreus, she was reborn by Freya as a Shield Maiden and fought in the assault on Asgard.
King Hrólf KrakiKing Hrólf Kraki was a Midgardian warrior who seized the kingdom of Lejre with a band of twelve Berserkers, bound in death to the cursed blade Skofnung. The mightiest of all the Berserkers, he was hunted down and slain by Kratos so that Mimir might at last be avenged.
KratosKratos was the demigod son of Zeus who rose from a Spartan general to the Greek God of War, destroyed the pantheon of Olympus in a quest for vengeance, and then began again in the Norse realms as a father seeking to leave his bloody past behind.
Lúnda: Blacksmith of the ResistanceLúnda was a dwarven blacksmith and old friend of Brok and Sindri, whose skill rivaled that of the Huldra Brothers. She forged weapons and armor for Freyr's resistance in Vanaheim and aided Kratos throughout his war against Asgard.
The Last SpartanThe Last Spartan was a young Spartan commander loyal to Kratos, the only mortal to survive the destruction of Sparta by Zeus. He kept the Arms of Sparta for his absent lord and later died at Kratos's own hand in the Palace of the Fates, neither warrior knowing the other in the dark.
LundaLunda was a dwarven blacksmith and old friend of Brok, whose skill rivaled the Huldra Brothers. She armed Freyr's resistance and supported Kratos and Atreus in the war against Asgard.
LysandraLysandra was a Spartan woman, the first wife of Kratos and mother of his daughter Calliope. Unafraid of his savagery and the voice of reason against it, she was slain by Kratos' own hand during a blood frenzy engineered by Ares.
Mótsognir: the Dwarven KingMótsognir was a dwarf who became a king of Midgard, ruling humans from his castle at Konunsgard. Once a good king, his obsession with a legendary dwarven armor drove him to atrocity and madness, and he met his end among the dead he could not escape.
MidasKing Midas of Phrygia was a mortal cursed with the golden touch, by which all he laid hands upon turned to gold, his own daughter among them. Kratos found him weeping in the Canyons of Sorrow and cast him into a river of lava, turning the king and the stream alike to solid gold.
MidgardiansThe Midgardians, also called Norsemen, were the mortal inhabitants of Midgard, divided into warring Nordic clans by their worship of the Aesir or the Vanir. Short-lived yet fearless, they sought glorious deaths in battle to claim a place among the honored dead.
MimirMimir was a Celtic fae who rose to become Odin's advisor and the ambassador of the Aesir before the All-Father imprisoned him for over a century. Freed and reanimated as a disembodied head by Kratos and Atreus, he became their guide, conscience, and friend across the Nine Realms.
MistMist was one of the last Valkyries loyal to Odin after her sisters were freed. With her sister Hrist she enforced the All-Father's will, and the two died together in battle at the Spark of the World.
OberonOberon was the High King of the Fae, a capricious and cruel monarch of Fairyland. His fickle favor drove his servant Mimir to flee the realm of the Fae, a flight that carried Mimir into the Nine Realms.
OlrunOlrun was a chieftain's daughter who, after her death, devoted herself to knowledge and was made the Valkyries' historian by Odin. Cursed and sealed in Alfheim, she was freed by Kratos and Atreus, then died at Ragnarok by Gna's hand.
OrkosOrkos was a Fury, the half-god son of Ares and the Fury queen Alecto, made Oath Keeper after his father disowned him. Seeing the injustice of Kratos' blood oath to Ares, he aided the Spartan against the Furies, and in the end begged Kratos to grant him an honorable death so both might be freed.
PandoraPandora was the living creation and adoptive daughter of Hephaestus, forged as the key to Pandora's Box. Imprisoned by Zeus and freed by Kratos, she sacrificed herself in the Flame of Olympus to release the power of Hope.
Passalus: the younger of the thieving KerkopesPassalus was one of the Kerkopes, the pair of thieving monkey-like brothers of the Laconian Woods. Orange-furred and as child-like as he was monkey-like, he was the simpler of the two, content to follow his brother's lead through their endless petty schemes.
Pathos Verdes IIIPathos Verdes III was the mortal architect chosen by the Olympian gods to raise Pandora's Temple upon the back of the bound Titan Cronos. Driven mad by grief and zeal, he turned the temple into a maze of lethal traps before taking his own life and cursing the gods he had served.
PeirithousPeirithous was a demigod of Thessaly who descended into the Underworld to claim Persephone and was condemned by Hades to eternal suffering. Caged behind brambles, he bargained the Bow of Apollo for his freedom and burned to death at Kratos' hand.
PerseusPerseus was a Greek demigod hero, a son of Zeus and half-brother of Kratos. Driven mad by his imprisonment on the Island of Creation, where he sought the Sisters of Fate to revive his lost love Andromeda, he was slain by Kratos.
Petros: the Krypteia of SpartaPetros, known to most only as the Krypteia, was a Spartan special operative who hunted alone and unseen across the Laconian lands. He crossed paths with the young Kratos and Deimos on Mount Taygetos and pressed upon them his own brutal philosophy of war.
PolluxPollux was the demigod son of Zeus and half-brother of Kratos, the divine half of the conjoined Gemini twins who usurped the Temple of the Oracle at Delphi. A powerful sorcerer bound to the body of his brother Castor, he was severed from him by Kratos and crushed beneath the Spartan's boot.
Poseidon's PrincessPoseidon's Princess was a mortal noblewoman held in bondage as the unwilling concubine of the Sea God. Freed from her chains by Kratos during his assault on Olympus, she was used and then crushed in the workings of the god's chambers.
RaebRaeb was a dwarven musician and tavern keeper of Nidavellir. Blunt and cynical, he pointed Kratos toward Durlin, and later performed the music for Brok's funeral.
RaidersThe Raiders were berserker marauders of Midgard who chose to endure the killing cold of Fimbulwinter rather than flee. By twisting their guardian spirits they took on the traits of beasts, and they fell upon any outsider who crossed into their lands.
RatatoskrRatatoskr was the squirrel who tended the World Tree of Yggdrasil and watched over the Nine Realms. Bound forever to the Tree, he sent spectral aspects of his own personality out in his stead, including the foul-mouthed Bitter Squirrel.
RotaRota was one of the nine Valkyries cursed by Odin and sealed within Helheim. Freed by Kratos and Atreus, she was reborn by Freya as a Shield Maiden and fought in the assault on Asgard during Ragnarok.
Sigrún: the Valkyrie QueenSigrún was the Valkyrie Queen, the most lethal of the nine Valkyries cursed by Odin into madness. Freed by Kratos and Atreus after a punishing battle, she was restored by Freya and fought beside them in the final assault on Asgard.
SigrunSigrun was the Valkyrie Queen, the most powerful of the cursed Valkyries who fell to Odin's madness. Freed by Kratos and Atreus after a grueling battle, she was later restored as a Shield Maiden and fought against Asgard during Ragnarok.
SindriSindri, also called Eitri, was a dwarven smith of the Nine Realms who, with his brother Brok, forged Mjolnir and the Leviathan Axe. Polite, fastidious, and haunted by a secret resurrection, his grief after Brok's death drove him to a cold and vengeful end.
SkaðiSkadi was a Jotunn huntress of the Norse realms, daughter of the shapeshifter Thiazi and a hunter without equal. Coveted by Odin and tricked into killing her own father, she perished in the snow holding him in an eternal embrace.
SkadiSkadi was a Jotunn huntress without equal, daughter of the shapeshifter Thiazi. When Odin could not have her as a wife, he tricked her into slaying her own father, and grief carried her to her death in the snow.
SpartansThe Spartans were the warrior people of the city of Sparta, a hardened army whose ruthless discipline made them feared across Greece. Under Kratos, their greatest general, they conquered city after city, and they remained loyal to him long after he rose to become the God of War.
Starkaðr: the eight-armed giant Odin fearedStarkaðr the Mighty was an eight-armed Jötunn warrior whose strength surpassed even Thor. Fearing that Starkaðr might one day lead the Giants as their general, Odin had him slandered throughout the realms and brought down by the combined armies of the Aesir, Vanir, and Midgard.
StarkadrStarkadr the Mighty was an eight-armed Jotunn warrior whose strength surpassed even Thor. Fearing he would lead the giants as their general, Odin ruined his name with slander and had Thor tear him apart on the battlefield.
ThamurThamur was a Jotunn mason of unmatched skill who tried to wall off Jotunheim against Thor. Slain by his own chisel in Midgard, his vast frozen corpse became a landmark, and his death froze a whole village in ice.
The Lady of the ForgeThe Lady of the Forge was a mermaid of great magical power who dwelt within an underwater forge in the depths of Svartalfheim. Renowned for the craft of her weapons, she forged the Draupnir Spear for Kratos.
TheseusTheseus was a Greek demigod, son of Poseidon and former hero-king of Athens, celebrated for slaying the Minotaur. Worn down by old griefs, he gave himself to the service of the Sisters of Fate as Keeper of the Horse Key, guarding the Steeds of Time until Kratos cut him down to claim the way forward.
ThrymThrym was a cunning Frost Giant King of Jötunheim who stole Thor's hammer Mjölnir while the thunder god slept. Rather than keep the bane of the Jötnar for himself, he offered to trade it back for Freya's hand, and was killed when Thor recovered the weapon at the wedding feast.
TravelersThe Travelers were heavily armored warriors who followed a mysterious code called the Path, believing it led to enlightenment in Jötunheim. In truth the Path was a deception of Odin's, devised to send warriors to besiege the home of the Giants.