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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''God of War: Ascension''}}
{{Quote|I pay the price... for my ambitions.|Kratos, beginning of E3 demo.}}
 
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{{Infobox Game
[[File:Godofwarascensionfinalboxart.jpg|thumb|250px|Final Artwork]]
 
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|image = File:Godofwarascensionfinalboxart.jpg
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|developer = [[SCE Santa Monica Studio]]
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|publisher = [[Wikipedia:Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]]
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|director = Todd Papy
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|designer = Mark Simon
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|writer = [[Wikipedia:Marianne Krawczyk|Marianne Krawczyk]]<br />Ariel Lawrence
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|composer = [[Tyler Bates]]
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|series = ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]''
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|platforms = [[Wikipedia:PlayStation 3|PlayStation 3]]
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|released = {{vgrelease|NA=March 12, 2013}}{{vgrelease|EU=March 13, 2013}}{{vgrelease|AUS=March 14, 2013}}{{vgrelease|UK=March 15, 2013}}
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{{vgrelease|JP=October 31, 2013}}
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|genre = Hack and slash, action-adventure
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|modes = [[God of War: Ascension Walkthrough|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer]]
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|ratings = [[wikipedia:Entertainment Software Ratings Board|ESRB]]: M<br />[[wikipedia:Pan European Game Information|PEGI]]: 18<br />[[wikipedia:Australian Classification Board|ACB]]: R18+<br >[[wikipedia:Computer Entertainment Rating Organization|CERO]]: Z
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|media = [[wikipedia:Blu-ray|Blu-ray Disc]] <small>(PS3)</small>, Digital Download <small>(via PSN)</small>
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}}
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{{Quote|I will never serve [[Ares]] again!|[[Kratos]]}}
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'''''God of War: Ascension''''' is the seventh installment in the popular ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]''[[God of War (series)| series]], released on March 12, 2013. Chronologically, it serves as the first chapter in the series, forming part of a saga with vengeance as a central theme.
   
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The game predates [[Kratos]]' entire reign as the [[God of War (God)|god of war]], and features a timeline roughly six months after Kratos' unintentional killing of [[Lysandra|his wife]] and [[Calliope|daughter]]. Flashbacks also occur, seeing as how this timeline follows his allegiance to [[Ares]], which was already addressed in the original ''[[God of War]]'', which takes place ten years after the events of ''Ascension''
'''''God of War: Ascension''''' is the next installment in the popular [[God of War Series|God of War series]], set to be released in March 12, 2013. It is the seventh game of the series, and will chronologically be the first chapter in the series, forming part of a saga with vengeance as a central theme.
 
   
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It marks a new chapter in Kratos' story, as its listing notes to "Join Kratos as he takes his first steps on a now legendary quest for freedom, redemption, and the clarity to avenge his family in the most ambitious ''God of War'' adventure in the series so far."
It will predate [[Kratos|Kratos']] entire reign as the [[God of War (God)|god of war]], and supposedly features a timeline roughly six months after Kratos' unintentional killing of [[Lysandra|his wife]] and [[Calliope|daughter]]. If confirmed, possible flashbacks could also occur, seeing as how this timeline follows his allegiance to [[Ares]], which was already addressed in the original [[God of War]].
 
   
It will mark a new chapter in Kratos' story, as its listing notes to "Join Kratos as he takes his first steps on a now legendary quest for freedom, redemption, and the clarity to avenge his family in the most ambitiuous God of War adventure in the series so far."
 
 
==Story==
 
==Story==
 
===Single Player===
 
===Single Player===
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====Prologue====
According to [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-04-30-god-of-war-ascension-multiplayer-confirmed eurogamer], the single-player will feature a "revamped" combat and weapon system, "promptless" mini-games and new puzzles. Sony stated the game will offer "fluid, life-like characters, dynamic lighting effects, and world-changing scenarios", although the story is apparently shorter than previous games.
 
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In a war between the astronomically large deities known as the [[Primordials]], the madness and rage of the war took form, becoming the three guardians of honor, the [[Furies]], who were tasked with exacting retribution onto any oath-breaker or betrayer. The first victim of the Furies was the [[Hecatonchires]], [[Aegaeon]], who had broken a blood oath to [[Zeus]] himself. The Furies set about their task, and, believing death to be too kind for one who had broken an oath to a God, transformed Aegaeon's humongous body into a stone prison for all who would dare follow his example in the future.
   
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Later on, the Furies had dealings with the [[God of War (God)|God of War]], [[Ares]], and became ruthless under his 'guidance,' forming a plot to overtake [[Olympus]], but finding that they were lacking in their forces; they needed the perfect warrior to aid them in their attack on the Gods. The Fury Queen, [[Alecto]], mated with Ares in the hopes of creating such a warrior. Unfortunately for them, their son, [[Orkos]], was not up to Ares' standards, and was disowned. Alecto and the other Furies, though, saw worth in him and made him the oath-keeper.
Taking place right before the events of [[God of War: Chains of Olympus]] and God of War, it's been 6 months since Kratos murdered his wife and child due to Ares' trickery. Having sworn off his oath to the God of War and refusing to fight for him or do his bidding any longer, the three great Furies, Goddesses of Punishment, Justice and Torment have been sent by [[Hades]] to capture Kratos and imprison him in a Titan-sized prison for the living damned, where he is tortured for months on end, driven insane, and constantly haunted by the visions of the night he lost everything dear to him.
 
   
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Seeing the makings of a perfect warrior in the [[Spartan]], [[Kratos]], Ares formed a blood oath with the tattooed warrior in order to mold him into a heartless killing machine, tricking him into killing his wife, [[Lysandra]], and his child, [[Calliope]], for nothing to restrict him from his onslaughts. However, Kratos, enraged and saddened by the accidental killing, became a self-pitying recluse, unable to forgive himself for his crime and adamantly vowing never to serve Ares ever again.
Fueled by a desire and lust for revenge against Ares, along with a need to redeem himself among the other Gods to earn salvation, Kratos manages to break free of his imprisonment and sets out on a journey to murder the Furies. If he can successfully murder them he can sever all ties to Ares without consequence. Throughout this journey Kratos will battle famous mythical beasts and icons of ancient Greece, as well as his own plunge into madness as he fights his constant nightmares, further testing his humanity and his determination for salvation and redemption.
 
   
===[[Multiplayer]]===
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====Main Plot====
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Ares, angered by Kratos's decision, orders the Furies to capture him for his betrayal. The trio, in order to weaken the Spartan's mind, cast illusions which torture him to no end. Seeing the injustice in Kratos' oath, [[Orkos]] betrays the Furies and allies himself with the Spartan, informing him that the answer to his freedom from his bond to Ares can be found in [[Delphi]], with the Oracle [[Aletheia]]. After slaying [[Pollux and Castor]], the prophets who had imprisoned the Oracle, Aletheia reveals to the Spartan that the only way to be free of his bond to the God of War would be to slay the Furies.
The multiplayer part of ''Ascension'', will feature multi-level arenas, where several warriors can fight one another. One specific game mode, called The Favour of the Gods, requires the champions to kill each other, while a chained [[Polyphemus]], interferes whenever players come too close. Warriors score 100 points by killing the men from opposing teams, eventually, the [[Spear of Olympus]] falls from the heavens and it becomes a race for each team to obtain it. Once someone has pulled it from the ground, they can begin to attack Polythemus and knock him unconscious. If the beast is grappled then the warrior will split his jaw with the godly spear. The team that kills him gains an extra 1000 points. Whoever reaches 8000 points first wins the match. The multiplayer will most likely not allow split-screen possibilities, but instead pan out whenever needed to actively show all participants. In the Ares' trailer, a new arena was revealed: [[Arena|The Arena]] of God of War III. The champions of the gods fight each other in the arena as Hercules watches the battle, he jumps down on occasion to knock warrior off the arena's sides.
 
   
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However, after continuing his quest, the Furies ambush the Spartan and Orkos, and proceed to imprison Kratos within Aegaeon. As Kratos suffers from torture at the hands of the Furies, he defiantly refuses their offers for him to return to Ares. However, one Fury, [[Megaera]], holding a grudge against Kratos for severing her arm in a struggle they had prior to his capture, attacks him and unintentionally breaks the chains binding him.
By pre-ordering the game, the player gets access to the Mythological Heroes Pack DLC for the multiplayer. This pack contains 4 heroes who are playable in the multiplayer: [[Orion]], [[Achilles]], [[Perseus]], and [[Odysseus]]. If the player pre-orders at Gamestop they get the [[King Leonidas (Costume)|King Leonidas costume]] and Spear. Pre-orders from Best Buy will get Thor's hammer, [[Mjolnir]].
 
   
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Kratos then attacks Megaera, who, enraged with his defiance, uses her [[Megaera's Parasites|parasitic brood]] to return Aegaeon to life, having sections of the prison attack Kratos. However, Kratos luckily manages to evade Aegaeon's attacks and slay Megaera. Eventually, he comes across the remaining Furies, [[Tisiphone]] and [[Alecto]] , who once again attempt to lure him back into Ares' servitude by seducing him in the form of Lysandra. Kratos, refusing illusion over reality, manages to kill both Furies, breaking Tisiphone's neck, and stabbing Alecto to death.
==Items and abilities==
 
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Kratos, in his victory, returns to his home in [[Sparta]], meeting with Orkos, who reveals that he was once again made the Spartan's oath keeper, by the Furies, before their death; the only way for Kratos and Orkos to be free from their respective bonds to Ares, the Spartan must kill Orkos.
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The latter, accepting his death honorably, hands over his blade to Kratos, who hesitantly drives the blade within Orkos' abdomen, finally breaking his bond to Ares. Much to Kratos' horror, though, haunting visions of the murder of his wife and child, which were previously masked by his bond, suddenly plagued his mind, crippling him out of sorrow. He then sets out to be rid of his new nightmares, burning down his home with Orkos' corpse inside it.
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===Multiplayer===
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The multiplayer part of ''Ascension'', features multi-level arenas, where several warriors can fight one another. After starting off as the nameless [[Redeemed Warrior|redeemed prisoner]] (seen in the beginning of the campaign), you are then sent to the [[Rotunda of Olympus (Multiplayer)|Rotunda of Olympus]] to choose a godly alliance. One specific game mode, called The Favor of the Gods, requires the champions to kill each other, while a chained [[Polyphemus]], interferes whenever players come too close. Warriors score 100 points by killing the men from opposing teams, eventually, the [[Spear of Olympus]] falls from the heavens and it becomes a race for each team to obtain it. Once someone has pulled it from the ground, they can begin to attack Polythemus and knock him unconscious. If the beast is grappled then the warrior will split his jaw with the godly spear. The team that kills him gains an extra 1000 points. Whoever reaches 8000 points first wins the match. The multiplayer does not allow split-screen possibilities, but instead pans out whenever needed to actively show all participants.
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By pre-ordering the game, the player gets access to the Mythological Heroes Pack DLC for the multiplayer. This pack contains 4 armors: [[Orion's Armor|Orion]]'s, [[Achilles' Armor|Achilles]]', [[Perseus' Armor|Perseus]]', and [[Odysseus' Armor|Odysseus]]'. If the player pre-orders at Gamestop they get the [[King Leonidas (Costume)|King Leonidas costume]] and Spear. Pre-orders from Best Buy will get Thor's hammer, [[Mjölnir (Multiplayer)|Mjölnir]]. Pre-Orders from Walmart will get the [[Blade of Judgement]]
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==Items and Abilities==
 
===Weapons===
 
===Weapons===
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*Kratos' Fists: Kratos can use his fists to break the enemy's defenses and disarm them.
*[[Blades of Chaos]]: The cursed blades given to Kratos by [[Ares]] as symbol of his servitude. These carved swords look quite similar to the [[Blades of Athena]] in God of War III, only silver instead of gold.
 
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*[[Blades of Chaos]]: The cursed blades given to Kratos by [[Ares]] as a symbol of his servitude.
*Enemy weapons: Kratos can carry now the weapons of his opponents as secondary weapon. They can be discarded anytime, by doing so, he throws the weapon at an enemy stunning him in the process. In the E3 demo, Kratos steals the sword of a [[Satyrs|satyr]] and later, the spear of another group of satyrs.
 
*Kratos' Fists: if Kratos does not have active weapons on his hands, such as the Blades of Chaos, he can still combat using his fists (punching) or feet (kicking). The proof is from the E3 demo.
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*World Weapons: Kratos can disarm the weapons of his opponents as a secondary weapon. They can be discarded anytime, by doing so, he throws the weapon at an enemy stunning them in the process. There are five World Weapons that are present:
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**Spear
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**Club
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**Shield
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**Sling
   
 
===Magic===
 
===Magic===
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*[[Fire of Ares]]: Unleash your fury and stun surrounding enemies with Ares' fire. Incinerating enemies yields Gold Orbs.
*[[Life Cycle]]: Life Cycle is a new relic used in God of War: Ascension. It is a green beam that can warp time around the object or enemy it hits. Kratos uses this ability to reconstruct an elevator, which is destroyed by the [[Charybdis]]. When used on enemies, they are frozen in time for a while, so if they are in the air at the time the magic is activated, they remain there for a few seconds. This ability does not deplete Kratos' magic, instead, it requires the relic to recharge for a short amount of time.
 
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*[[Ice of Poseidon]]: Summon the Ice of Poseidon to break blocks. Also allows breathing underwater. Freezing enemies yields large Red Orbs.
*Elemental Magic: Kratos' magic in the game is based on four elements: Electricity, Soul, Fire and Ice. These will be also connected to his rage ability, and also make his attacks stronger and give him a different style in his attacks. Each magic has own unique rage ability.
 
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*[[Lightning of Zeus]]: Electrify your enemies with the blinding quick attacks of Zeus. Electrocuting enemies yields Blue Orbs.
**The first magic, shown in the E3 demo is a Circle of Fire: If Kratos presses his blades in the ground, a circle of fire ignites around him and damages or kills his enemies.
 
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*[[Soul of Hades]]: Release the souls of the Underworld to do your bidding. Vaporizing enemies yields Green Orbs.
*New Rage ability: Like mentioned above, the rage '''abilities '''will be connected with the different magic.
 
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**The first rage ability is the element Fire, Kratos can cover himself in fire and have more devastating attacks, quite similar to Rage of Titans. But he can also set his enemies on fire with his swords or use all his rage to create a living bomb out of his enemy.
 
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===Items===
**The rage ability is automatically activated when the meter becomes full, this is said to be so the player does not neglect the rage ability in combat.
 
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*[[Lost treasures]]: [[Lysandra]]'s necklace and ring, that keep Kratos from falling into the Furies' illusions. 
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*[[Life Cycle|Amulet of Uroborus]]: The amulet was stolen by Castor and Pollux from the Oracle of Delphi and contains the power to warp time around the object or enemy it hits.  He uses it on several occasions in the game, able to heal or decay. In the E3 Demo, Kratos uses this ability to reconstruct an elevator, which is destroyed by Charybdis (Alecto). When used on enemies, they are slowed for a while, so if they are in the air at the time the magic is activated, they remain there for a few seconds. This ability does not deplete Kratos' magic, instead, it requires the relic to recharge for a short amount of time.
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*[[Oath Stone of Orkos]]: This stone is given to Kratos by [[Orkos]] and contains the power to create a shadow of Kratos. This power is used to solve puzzles as it copies Kratos' pose to hold cranks and chains in place. Later on in the game, it had to be used in combination with the other items to solve a puzzle.
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*[[Eyes of Truth]]: The Eyes of Truth is an item given from Oracle to Oracle to overcome the dark magic of the Furies. Kratos obtains it during his journey and can use it dispel the magic barriers created by the [[Furies]].
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===Artifacts===
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*[[Prisoner's Oath Stone]]
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*[[Circe's Vial]]
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*[[Oracle Seeker's Offering]]
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*[[Aletheia's Charm]]
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*[[Boat Captain's Idol]]
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*[[Orkos' Cloak]]
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*[[Stonemason's Chisel]]
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*[[Archimedes' Treatise]]
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*[[Statue Worker's Idol]]
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*[[Antikythera Mechanism]]
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==Characters==
 
==Characters==
*[[Kratos]]: The main protagonist of the game. Kratos finds himself on the edge of madness, 6 months after the death of his wife and child, he broke his blood oath with Ares. This betrayal, brought for the judgement of the Furies. Now he haves to escape his prison and destroy the Furies before they capture him again.
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*[[Kratos]]: The main protagonist of the game. Kratos finds himself on the edge of madness, 6 months after the death of his wife and child, he broke his blood oath with Ares. This betrayal brought him for the judgement of the Furies.
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*[[The Furies]]: The three sisters that predate both Titans and Gods, Furies are fearsome punishers of those who break their oaths. They are the main antagonists of the game, hunting and torturing Kratos for turning on Ares.
*[[Megaera]]: The first Fury to be seen in the game, she tortures Kratos relentlessly but in doing so, unintentionally releases him from his shackles.
 
*[[Orkos]]: He helps Kratos to break the bounds of the Furies and is the one who tells Kratos to go to Delphi.
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*[[Orkos]]: Keeper of Oaths, he helps Kratos to break the bonds and defeat the sisters.
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*[[Aletheia]]: Kratos is sent to Delphi to find the Oracle, who might help him in his quest for freedom.
*[[Archimedes]]: A historical mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer whose role in the game has yet to be determined.
 
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*[[Lysandra]]: Kratos' wife, appears for Kratos in visions during the game.
*Oracle of Delphi: Kratos is sent to Delphi to find the Oracle, she might help him in his quest.
 
*[[Lysandra]]: She appears for Kratos in visions during the game.
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*[[Calliope]]: Kratos' daughter, she appears in visions to Kratos.
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*[[Archimedes]]: A historical mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer who built the massive statue of Apollo on Delos.
*[[Calliope]]: Just as her mother, she appears in visions to Kratos.
 
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*[[The Scribe of Hecatonchires]]: The first mortal imprisoned by the Furies. He's kept records since his imprisonment, which Kratos finds around the Prison.
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*[[Redeemed Warrior]]: The template warrior used in the [[multiplayer]], has a small cameo as a prisoner in the game's beginning.
   
 
==Enemies==
 
==Enemies==
 
===Common Enemies===
 
===Common Enemies===
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*[[Centaur|Centaur General]]: Similar to the generals in ''God of War III'''.'''''
*[[Satyrs]]: The satyrs have new design in the upcoming game, looking even more goatlike and are muscular. The Satyrs carry large swords with them instead of the regular staff-like werepon. There also Satyrs who carry spears that they throw at Kratos. It is possible that we will see Ascension as the first time to have satyrs replacing the Legionnaires and Sentries from the Original Trilogy.
 
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*[[Cerberus Mongrel|Cerberus]]: The three-headed beast of Hades. Could be used as mount when wounded. They look close to Mongrels, but they are stronger and have new powers, like underworld teleporting and soul shield.
*[http://godofwar.wikia.com/wiki/Satyrs#Satyr_General Satyr General]: The Satyr General is bigger than his fellow satyrs and wields a bigger sword. He commands them, similar to the Centaur General leads the Olympus Sentries and Legionnaires.
 
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*[[Chimera]]: The chimeras return and have different color from ''God of War III'' and uses ice attacks. Only one is encountered in the [[Tower of Delphi]].
*Satyr Fodder: The Satyr Fodder appear in a series of silhouettes of the Satyrs in God of War: Ascension. They carry a horn and a bow as weapon. Unlike the other two types Satyrs, they are smaller than Kratos.
 
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*[[Cyclops Berserker]]: Large cyclops brutes that can be grappled then ridden to stomp out smaller enemies.
*[[Fire Talos]]: This new type of Talos is dressed in similar fashion to the God of the Underworld, however, they are on fire. Their head is styled like helmet of Hades and as they are activated, their hammers start to glow like heated metal. They are also killed in exact the same way as the [http://godofwar.wikia.com/wiki/Stone_Talos Stone Talos] in GoW III.
 
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*[[Delos Warriors]]: Powerful women equipped with spears.
*[[Elephantaur]]: This new monstrosity makes a similar appears as Geryon and is based on the unused concept art of the Berserker from ''God of War III''. Kratos kills him by cutting open its head and exposing the brain. The monster is basically a new species of Juggernaut, this is revealed in the demo.
 
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*[[Fire Talos|Elemental Talos]]: This new type of Talos is dressed in similar fashion to Hades. These Talos can come with various elemental attacks, each Talos either uses fire, ice, lightning, or soul, similar to Kratos' magics.
*[[Megaera's Parasites]]: In the Public Demo, we see Kratos occasionally run into tiny green insects that originate from Megaera's chest. They are reasonably strong, but have low health. Kratos kills them exactly the way he did to the Hades Nymphs in ''God of War II''.
 
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*[[Elephantaur]]: A new species of Juggernaut, Kratos kills these large elephant monsters by cutting open their heads and exposing the brain.
*[[Megaera's Minions]]: In the Public Demo, Megaera's Parasites attacks other prisoners in the Hekantonkheires and turning them into mutants, namely Megeara's Minions. They attack Kratos with their newly grown claws or with swords. They can be killed in the same way as the Olympus Legionnaires in ''God of War III''.
 
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*[[Empusa]]: Fiery female monster with green spikes instead of limbs.
*[[Cyclops Berserker]]: In leaked footage of the multiplayer of ''God of War: Ascension'' (see below for the clip), we see one of Poseidon's champions prepare himself for battle and is attacked by a grey/green cyclops, wielding the same club as the Berserkers in God of War III. It has been confirmed as proof that they will appear again in Ascension's single-player campaign, as revealed in the Public Beta Teaser [see [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYJ4A53UziQ video] , scroll to 23:52].
 
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*[[Feral Hound]]s: Attack canines return from ''God of War III''.
*[[Gorgon]]: In one of the Dev Diaries about the Multiplayer, we can see several times how a gorgon appears out the ground. They look similar as they did in ''God of War III''.
 
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*[[Gorgon|Hooded Gorgon]]: These Gorgons have a new appearance, looking more like cobras and are very colorful.
*[[Empusa]]: A concept art was released for the Empusa, it is unknown to what their attack pattern is as of now.
 
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*[[Harpies|Harpy]]: The standard Harpy returns in ''God of War: Ascension''.
*[[Cerberus Mongrel]]: Recent footage reveals the appearance of the Cerberus Mongrel in the multiplayer. He challenges the champions in the Arena. More likely the Trail of the God's monsters also will appear in the single player.
 
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*[[Harpies|Harpy Queen]]: These Harpies return from ''God of War III''
*[[Harpies]]: One of the most comonly seen enemies in the series, reveiled for ''Ascension'' in the Trial of the Gods mode.
 
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*[[Manticore|Manticore Hatchling]]: Smaller versions of the manticore, they hatch from eggs.
*[[Centaur|Centaur General]]: Similar to the generals in ''GoW III'', and just like the cerberus and harpies, was reveiled in the new Trail of the Gods mode that features co-op.
 
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*[[Megaera's Minions]]: Humans and hounds infected and mutated into monsters by Megaera's parasites.
*Manitcore Offspring: During Kratos fight with the main [[Manticore]], he also fights smaller versions of the manticore.
 
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*[[Megaera's Parasites]]: Tiny green insects that originate from Megaera. Able to mutate creatures as small as a human and as large as a Hecatonchires into insect-like monsters''.''
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*[[Satyrs]]: Standard enemies, the satyrs carry weapons that can be used by Kratos.
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*[[Satyrs|Satyr Fodder]]: Smaller satyrs that uses range type weapons.
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*[[Satyrs#Satyr General|Satyr General]]: The Satyr General is bigger than his fellow satyrs and wields a bigger sword. They command hoards of common satyrs.
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*[[Siren|Siren Sybil]]: The Sirens Sybill are powerful female monsters, now harnessing the power of Zeus.
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*[[Spartan]] Illusions: In one of the Furies' illusions, Kratos fights Megaera, who commands imaginary Spartan warriors.
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*[[Wraiths|Wraith of Hades]]: Very powerful Wraiths able to summon spirits of themselves. The Wraiths appear throughout the God of War series. 
   
 
===Bosses===
 
===Bosses===
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*[[Aegaeon]]: One of the ancient titan-like creatures known as the Hecatonchires, the hundred-armed giant Aegaeon was captured by the Furies and tortured for breaking his oath to the gods, while his body was shaped into a living prison for the oath-breakers. Alive, but severely disfigured after years of torment, he is dormant. When Kratos escapes, the Fury Megaera uses her parasites to infect Aegaeon's arms, turning them into giant insect-like monsters known as the '''Infected Hands of Aegaeon'''. Eventually, she also allowed her parasites to mutate his head, turning his mouth into a grotesque maw of teeth and mandibles, for her last stand against Kratos.
*[[Aegaeon]]: A large multi-armed giant that was captured by the Furies and was made into a prison for the living damned. As Kratos pursued Megaera through the prison, she lets him battle against the mutated arms of the Hecatonchires. 
 
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**'''Infected Hands of Aegaeon''':''' '''The giant parasitic guardians who were mutated from Aegaeon's limbs by a small group of [[Megaera's Parasites|parasites]]. Three were encountered by Kratos during his escape from his prison and served as sub-bosses.
*[[Charybdis]]: Charybdis is shown in the E3 demo of God of War: Ascension. Looking similar to the [[Kraken]], she has large tentacles and tries to kill Kratos on several occasions during the demo. At the end of the demo, we see Kratos running over one of the creature's tentacles and charge to her giant mouth underwater. She also appears in the Single Player teaser and shows her as a giant octopus-like creature which has fought both on land as underwater.
 
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*[[Manticore]]: Sub-boss, a massive fire-breathing beast with the body of a lion, tail of a scorpion and wings of a bat. Kratos fights two Manticores, one in Delphi, and one on Delos.
*[[Polyphemus]]: A boss exclusive to multiplayer, he is a huge cyclops and was featured in the multiplayer demo and trailers.
 
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*[[Pollux and Castor]]: Together known as the Dioscuri. Mortal prophet Castor, along with his attached demi-god half-brother Pollux, serve as guards for the Oracle of Delphi. However, in reality, they usurp her temple and time-shifting powers.
*[[The Furies]]: The Furies are shown in the Furies trailer of God of War: Ascension and they seem to be boss characters. They are claimed to be pre-Olympus, born from an ancient battle before the First Titanomachy. Megaera is the only Fury to have been revealed thus far, how the other sisters ([[Alecto]] & [[Tisiphone]]) look has not been revealed, however shadows of them can be seen in the trailer.
 
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*[[Daimon]]: Tisiphone's pet. This creature is battled alongside Tisiphone in all battles that involve her.
**[[Megaera]]: In the trailer we see Megaera, looking like an Amazon but with huge spider legs, which are larger than herself, coming out her back. She uses those legs to skewer a warrior and toss him towards Kratos. Megaera can also release a swarm of parasites from a diseased looking rash on her chest, these parasites bury under the skin of the living and dead alike and force them to fight for the Fury.
 
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*[[The Furies]]: They are pre-Olympian beings, born from an ancient battle before the First Titanomachy. They are the main antagonists and bosses of the game.
* [[Pollux]]: Very little is known about the role of the god at this point in time, all that is confirmed is that he will be a boss.
 
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**[[Megaera]]: A vicious Fury with four spider-like legs on her spine. She can release a swarm of parasites from a diseased-looking rash on her chest, which attack her victims and then bury under their skin. The result is always a severely mutated insect-like servant. Fought alone, and together with Tisiphone. Killed during the battle with the infected Aegaeon.
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**[[Tisiphone]]: Mistress of illusions, which she use to torment Kratos, Tisiphone summons a [[Daimon]] to fight her enemies. Fought alone, with Megaera, and later with Alecto.
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**[[Alecto]]: The Queen of the Furies, Alecto is also a lover of Ares, with whom she is in conspiracy with against Olympus. She is the final boss of the game and is fought together with Tisiphone. Alecto is revealed to be able to shapeshift into the massive sea beast, Charybdis.
   
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===Multiplayer Characters===
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*[[Polyphemus]]: A huge Titan cyclops imprisoned by the Gods found in the [[Desert of Lost Souls]] map.
*[[Manticore|The Manticore]]: In the teaser trailer, we see Kratos fighting against the Manticore in [[Delphi]]; it fights Kratos outside a huge temple that is encompassed by a giant mechanical snake. The creature is big but it remains uncertain to whether it's a boss, mini-boss, or a major grunt.
 
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*[[Stheno]]: A powerful gorgon found in the [[Bog of the Forgotten (Multiplayer)|Bog of the Forgotten]] map.
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*[[Hercules]]: The demigod who watches over the [[Arena|Forum]] map.
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*[[Skorpius]]: Roams the [[Labyrinth of Daedalus (Multiplayer)|Labyrinth]] map.
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* Troy Baker - [[Orkos]], Multiplayer Announcer, Prisoner, Worker
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* Adrienne Barbeau - [[Aletheia]]
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* Susanne Blakeslee - Oracle
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* Brian Bloom - Slave, Spartan
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* Steven Blum - [[Ares]]
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* Corey Burton - [[Zeus]]
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* T.C. Carson - [[Kratos]]
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* Dave Carter - Multiplayer Soldier
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* David W. Collins - [[Pollux and Castor|Castor]], Sailor
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* Debi Derryberry - Civilian
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* Robin Atkin Downes - [[The Scribe of Hecatonchires]] (credited as "Crazy Guy"), Soldier, Spartan
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* Gideon Emery - [[Poseidon]], Prisoner, Soldier
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* Keith Ferguson - [[Captain|Boat Captain]]
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* Crispin Freeman - Bliss King, Civilian, Sailor, Slave
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* Nika Futterman - [[Megaera]], Bliss Whore
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* Brad Grusnick - [[Pollux and Castor|Pollux]], Civilian, Spartan
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* Jennifer Hale - [[Alecto]], [[Lysandra]], Civilian, Slave
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* [[Linda Hunt]] - Narrator
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* Neil Kaplan - Multiplayer Soldier
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* Kevin Killebrew - Multiplayer Soldier
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* Khary Payton - Slave, Soldier
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* Cara Pifko - Bliss Whore
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* Alem Brhan Sapp - Bliss Soldier, Multiplayer Soldier, Prisoner
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* Isaac C. Singleton Jr. - Multiplayer Soldier
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* Anthony Skordi - Multiplayer Soldier
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* Kevin Sorbo - [[Hercules]]
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* Fred Tatasciore - [[Hades]], Civilian, Soldier
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* Simon Templeman - [[Archimedes]] (credit only)
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* Debi Mae West - [[Tisiphone]], Bliss Whore, Civilian
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* Dan White - Training Soldier, Slave
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* Jimmie Wood - Multiplayer Soldier
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* Marc Worden - Sailor
   
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
Following Amazon's leak, game director Todd Papy wrote on the official [http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/04/19/god-of-war-ascension-is-coming-to-ps3/ PlayStation Blog], promising a glimpse of what’s in store for God of War: Ascension' during a livestream event, which took place on Monday, April 30. A new [https://www.facebook.com/PlayStation/app_23744633048 God of War: Ascension] page on the Sony PlayStation Facebook page also holds a trailer, and pre-order link to BestBuy.
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Following Amazon's leak, game director Todd Papy wrote on the official [http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/04/19/god-of-war-ascension-is-coming-to-ps3/ PlayStation Blog], promising a glimpse of what’s in store for God of War: Ascension' during a livestream event, which took place on Monday, April 30. A new God of War: Ascension page on the Sony PlayStation Facebook page also holds a trailer, and pre-order link to BestBuy.
   
 
Game director Todd Papy has previously worked as design director on [[God of War III]]. He now takes a development role previously filled by [[David Jaffe]], [[Cory Barlog]] and [[Stig Asmussen]].
 
Game director Todd Papy has previously worked as design director on [[God of War III]]. He now takes a development role previously filled by [[David Jaffe]], [[Cory Barlog]] and [[Stig Asmussen]].
   
The game will be released on March 12, 2013, according to its [http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/games/god-of-war-ascension-ps3.html official PlayStation page]. Together with the game, the special and collector's editions will be released.
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The game was released on March 12, 2013, according to its '''''Official''' [http://us.playstation.com/games/god-of-war-ascension-ps3.html God of War: Ascension]''' PlayStation ''page'''. Together with the game, the special and '''collector's editions''' was released.
   
The Collector's Edition wil feature: an exclusive 8" Kratos Statue, a Premium Steelbook case, Official Game Soundtrack (Digital Version), PS3 dynamic theme, PSN Avatar Pack, Multiplayer Double XP Unlock and a pass for future DLC content. The price is $79.99
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The'' [http://us.playstation.com/games/god-of-war-ascension-collector-s-edition-ps3.html God of War: Ascension Collector's Edition] '''for PlayStation 3''' ''was feature: an exclusive 8" Kratos Statue, a Premium Steelbook case, Official Game Soundtrack (Digital Version), PS3 dynamic theme, PSN Avatar Pack, Multiplayer Double XP Unlock and a pass for future DLC content. The price is $79.99
   
The Special Edition will feature the same but without the 8" Kratos Statue and the DLC-pass.
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The Special Edition was feature the same but without the 8" Kratos Statue and the DLC pass.
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*The E3 demo was released as part of the Total Recall Blu-ray disk available in December 2012.
 
*The E3 demo was released as part of the Total Recall Blu-ray disk available in December 2012.
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*The public demo was released February 26 for all PSN users, it is different to the one that was seen at E3 and was included with Total Recall.
*It's not likely God of War: Ascension will have a sex mini-game like previous games have done, according to Todd Papy. If there's such a game, it will be made so to really fit the story and Kratos' feelings after the loss of his wife and child.
 
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**Those who took part in the [[Rise of the Warrior]] and were part of the winning team got the demo on February 20.
*It should be noted that Ascension is the first God of War game that 'openable' red [[chest]]s are not present, instead, stony boxes with a red crystal substance encasing the lid serve as places to earn free experience. This is also the case with [[multiplayer]].
 
*The public demo was released February 26th for all PSN users, it is different to the one that was seen at E3 and was included with Total Recall.
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*A demo of 'The Last of Us' was to be released with the final version of ''God of War: Ascension''; it will not be included on the disk but Ascension will allow early access to the demo at a later date.
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*''God of War: Ascension'' includes a voucher to download the characters Zeus and Isaac Clarke for ''[[PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale]]''.
**Those who took part in the [[Rise of the Warrior]] and were part of the winning team got the demo on February 20th.
 
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*In ''God of War: Ascension'' Kratos uses the same [http://godofwar.wikia.com/wiki/Battering_Ram_(Grab_move) Battering Ram] technique from ''God of War III''.
*A demo of 'The Last of Us' is to be released with the final version of God of War: Ascension; it will not be included on the disk but Ascension will allow early access to the demo at a later date.
 
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*A live-action trailer was released for the Internet screening of Super Bowl, it shows both [[Lysandra]] and [[Calliope]] alive, as an illusion created by [[Tisiphone]].
*God of War: Ascension will see Kratos again be using the same Battering Ram technique from God of War III, as proof by this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E98OT1bCzog video].
 
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*God of War: Ascension has a new game+ option and chapter select, being the first in series to have this feature.
**Also proof from given video, enemy weapons acquired by Kratos can be discarded anytime, depending on player's preference.
 
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**This is also the first game to not feature save altars. The save system works with automatic save files. 
*A live-action trailer was released for the Internet screening of Super Bowl, it shows both [[Lysandra]] and [[Calliope]] alive and recaps the events that took place when Kratos became the Ghost of Sparta.
 
*God of War: Ascension will have a new game+ option and chapter select, this is a first for the series.
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*In ''God of War: Ascension'', the secondary weapons cannot refill the Rage meter; only the Blades of Chaos and Kratos's physical attacks can.
*In God of War: Ascension, the secondary weapons cannot refill the Rage meter; only the Blades of Chaos and Kratos's physical attacks can.
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*Interesting, the Main Menu of ''God of War: Ascension'' contains an option called "Latest News", which requires Internet connection to access. This is for updates in future DLC.
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*''God of War: Ascension'' is the only unnumbered God of War game to be originally released on a home console. The other unnumbered games, ''Chains of Olympus'' and ''Ghost of Sparta'', were released for a portable console and only ported to HD for the PlayStation 3.
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*''God of War: Ascension'' is the first installment in which there is no Sex Minigame, no Save Altars, no strong secondary weapons that can be upgraded, no openable red orb Chests, and Kratos' face is not shown on the main menu as the early installments of the series, breaking the "traditions" of past ''God of War'' games.
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*In ''God of War: Ascension'', the abilities and powers are given as the game itself progresses, but it alternates between present day and weeks before Kratos' imprisonment, making the player have no powers nor abilities on the beginning of the game, when, chronologically, Kratos is just one step further to kill the Furies, and should have all his weaponry upgraded at this point.
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*Archimedes, the ancient Greek mathematician, was set to appear in the game. He was even modeled and had a voice actor but was cut for unknown reasons.
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*''God of War: Ascension'' references another iconic Sony licensed game, ''Uncharted''. If you collect all of the artifacts, you get the trophy "No Drake. You Can't Have These".
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*There is a goof in the subtitles when they read "It... it... is only illusion" even though Kratos actually says "It is not reality!".
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* ''God of War: Ascension'' is the first game in the saga where Kratos doesn't receive help from [[Athena]] nor does she even appears.
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* Because of the Japanese video game age rating system (CERO), the Japanese version (NTSC-J version) of the game and other God of War games that came before God of War (2018) censored some extreme violent scenes and nudity were topless women are covered and monsters were either covered or their nipples have been removed in both gameplay and cutscenes, and also you can't kill innocent people to obtain Green orbs.
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*In the Cistern (pt. 2), there is an optional puzzle which, when solved correctly, unlocks a hidden painting that reads: ''"When Earth stops revolving, the Journey begins."'' This was supposed to be an easter egg to another franchise Sony Santa Monica was developing at the time, but it ended up being canceled.
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*With any Elements active, the Plume of Prometheus move from Blades of Chaos seems to have unique effects after the Triangle button is pressed. With the Fire of Ares, a spurt of fire "splashes" the ground (similar to other Blades in other games). While the Ice of Poseidon is active, the slam generates a large ice spike. With the Lightning of Zeus, a tall pillar of massive Thunderbolts strikes the ground. With the Souls of Hades, a large hand form the Underworld erupts from the ground, and slams back down. 
   
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
 
*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2012/may/02/god-of-war-ascension-preview?newsfeed=true Guardian article] (detailing multiplayer experiences)
 
*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2012/may/02/god-of-war-ascension-preview?newsfeed=true Guardian article] (detailing multiplayer experiences)
 
*[http://ps3.ign.com/articles/122/1224316p1.html David Jaffe discusses Ascension] (IGN article)
 
*[http://ps3.ign.com/articles/122/1224316p1.html David Jaffe discusses Ascension] (IGN article)
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*[http://www.gamespot.com/news/god-of-war-ascension-gets-multiplayer-6374181 Gamespot Multiplayer reveal article]
 
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* [http://www.gamespot.com/news/god-of-war-ascension-gets-multiplayer-6374181 Gamespot Multiplayer reveal article]
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Revision as of 23:13, 25 July 2020

I will never serve Ares again!

Kratos

God of War: Ascension is the seventh installment in the popular God of War series, released on March 12, 2013. Chronologically, it serves as the first chapter in the series, forming part of a saga with vengeance as a central theme.

The game predates Kratos' entire reign as the god of war, and features a timeline roughly six months after Kratos' unintentional killing of his wife and daughter. Flashbacks also occur, seeing as how this timeline follows his allegiance to Ares, which was already addressed in the original God of War, which takes place ten years after the events of Ascension

It marks a new chapter in Kratos' story, as its listing notes to "Join Kratos as he takes his first steps on a now legendary quest for freedom, redemption, and the clarity to avenge his family in the most ambitious God of War adventure in the series so far."

Story

Single Player

Prologue

In a war between the astronomically large deities known as the Primordials, the madness and rage of the war took form, becoming the three guardians of honor, the Furies, who were tasked with exacting retribution onto any oath-breaker or betrayer. The first victim of the Furies was the HecatonchiresAegaeon, who had broken a blood oath to Zeus himself. The Furies set about their task, and, believing death to be too kind for one who had broken an oath to a God, transformed Aegaeon's humongous body into a stone prison for all who would dare follow his example in the future.

Later on, the Furies had dealings with the God of WarAres, and became ruthless under his 'guidance,' forming a plot to overtake Olympus, but finding that they were lacking in their forces; they needed the perfect warrior to aid them in their attack on the Gods. The Fury Queen, Alecto, mated with Ares in the hopes of creating such a warrior. Unfortunately for them, their son, Orkos, was not up to Ares' standards, and was disowned. Alecto and the other Furies, though, saw worth in him and made him the oath-keeper.

Seeing the makings of a perfect warrior in the SpartanKratos, Ares formed a blood oath with the tattooed warrior in order to mold him into a heartless killing machine, tricking him into killing his wife, Lysandra, and his child, Calliope, for nothing to restrict him from his onslaughts. However, Kratos, enraged and saddened by the accidental killing, became a self-pitying recluse, unable to forgive himself for his crime and adamantly vowing never to serve Ares ever again.

Main Plot

Ares, angered by Kratos's decision, orders the Furies to capture him for his betrayal. The trio, in order to weaken the Spartan's mind, cast illusions which torture him to no end. Seeing the injustice in Kratos' oath, Orkos betrays the Furies and allies himself with the Spartan, informing him that the answer to his freedom from his bond to Ares can be found in Delphi, with the Oracle Aletheia. After slaying Pollux and Castor, the prophets who had imprisoned the Oracle, Aletheia reveals to the Spartan that the only way to be free of his bond to the God of War would be to slay the Furies.

However, after continuing his quest, the Furies ambush the Spartan and Orkos, and proceed to imprison Kratos within Aegaeon. As Kratos suffers from torture at the hands of the Furies, he defiantly refuses their offers for him to return to Ares. However, one Fury, Megaera, holding a grudge against Kratos for severing her arm in a struggle they had prior to his capture, attacks him and unintentionally breaks the chains binding him.

Kratos then attacks Megaera, who, enraged with his defiance, uses her parasitic brood to return Aegaeon to life, having sections of the prison attack Kratos. However, Kratos luckily manages to evade Aegaeon's attacks and slay Megaera. Eventually, he comes across the remaining Furies, Tisiphone and Alecto , who once again attempt to lure him back into Ares' servitude by seducing him in the form of Lysandra. Kratos, refusing illusion over reality, manages to kill both Furies, breaking Tisiphone's neck, and stabbing Alecto to death.

Kratos, in his victory, returns to his home in Sparta, meeting with Orkos, who reveals that he was once again made the Spartan's oath keeper, by the Furies, before their death; the only way for Kratos and Orkos to be free from their respective bonds to Ares, the Spartan must kill Orkos.

The latter, accepting his death honorably, hands over his blade to Kratos, who hesitantly drives the blade within Orkos' abdomen, finally breaking his bond to Ares. Much to Kratos' horror, though, haunting visions of the murder of his wife and child, which were previously masked by his bond, suddenly plagued his mind, crippling him out of sorrow. He then sets out to be rid of his new nightmares, burning down his home with Orkos' corpse inside it.

Multiplayer

The multiplayer part of Ascension, features multi-level arenas, where several warriors can fight one another. After starting off as the nameless redeemed prisoner (seen in the beginning of the campaign), you are then sent to the Rotunda of Olympus to choose a godly alliance. One specific game mode, called The Favor of the Gods, requires the champions to kill each other, while a chained Polyphemus, interferes whenever players come too close. Warriors score 100 points by killing the men from opposing teams, eventually, the Spear of Olympus falls from the heavens and it becomes a race for each team to obtain it. Once someone has pulled it from the ground, they can begin to attack Polythemus and knock him unconscious. If the beast is grappled then the warrior will split his jaw with the godly spear. The team that kills him gains an extra 1000 points. Whoever reaches 8000 points first wins the match. The multiplayer does not allow split-screen possibilities, but instead pans out whenever needed to actively show all participants.

By pre-ordering the game, the player gets access to the Mythological Heroes Pack DLC for the multiplayer. This pack contains 4 armors: Orion's, Achilles', Perseus', and Odysseus'. If the player pre-orders at Gamestop they get the King Leonidas costume and Spear. Pre-orders from Best Buy will get Thor's hammer, Mjölnir. Pre-Orders from Walmart will get the Blade of Judgement

Items and Abilities

Weapons

  • Kratos' Fists: Kratos can use his fists to break the enemy's defenses and disarm them.
  • Blades of Chaos: The cursed blades given to Kratos by Ares as a symbol of his servitude.
  • World Weapons: Kratos can disarm the weapons of his opponents as a secondary weapon. They can be discarded anytime, by doing so, he throws the weapon at an enemy stunning them in the process. There are five World Weapons that are present:
    • Sword
    • Spear
    • Club
    • Shield
    • Sling

Magic

  • Fire of Ares: Unleash your fury and stun surrounding enemies with Ares' fire. Incinerating enemies yields Gold Orbs.
  • Ice of Poseidon: Summon the Ice of Poseidon to break blocks. Also allows breathing underwater. Freezing enemies yields large Red Orbs.
  • Lightning of Zeus: Electrify your enemies with the blinding quick attacks of Zeus. Electrocuting enemies yields Blue Orbs.
  • Soul of Hades: Release the souls of the Underworld to do your bidding. Vaporizing enemies yields Green Orbs.

Items

  • Lost treasures: Lysandra's necklace and ring, that keep Kratos from falling into the Furies' illusions. 
  • Amulet of Uroborus: The amulet was stolen by Castor and Pollux from the Oracle of Delphi and contains the power to warp time around the object or enemy it hits.  He uses it on several occasions in the game, able to heal or decay. In the E3 Demo, Kratos uses this ability to reconstruct an elevator, which is destroyed by Charybdis (Alecto). When used on enemies, they are slowed for a while, so if they are in the air at the time the magic is activated, they remain there for a few seconds. This ability does not deplete Kratos' magic, instead, it requires the relic to recharge for a short amount of time.
  • Oath Stone of Orkos: This stone is given to Kratos by Orkos and contains the power to create a shadow of Kratos. This power is used to solve puzzles as it copies Kratos' pose to hold cranks and chains in place. Later on in the game, it had to be used in combination with the other items to solve a puzzle.
  • Eyes of Truth: The Eyes of Truth is an item given from Oracle to Oracle to overcome the dark magic of the Furies. Kratos obtains it during his journey and can use it dispel the magic barriers created by the Furies.

Artifacts

Characters

  • Kratos: The main protagonist of the game. Kratos finds himself on the edge of madness, 6 months after the death of his wife and child, he broke his blood oath with Ares. This betrayal brought him for the judgement of the Furies.
  • The Furies: The three sisters that predate both Titans and Gods, Furies are fearsome punishers of those who break their oaths. They are the main antagonists of the game, hunting and torturing Kratos for turning on Ares.
  • Orkos: Keeper of Oaths, he helps Kratos to break the bonds and defeat the sisters.
  • Aletheia: Kratos is sent to Delphi to find the Oracle, who might help him in his quest for freedom.
  • Lysandra: Kratos' wife, appears for Kratos in visions during the game.
  • Calliope: Kratos' daughter, she appears in visions to Kratos.
  • Archimedes: A historical mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer who built the massive statue of Apollo on Delos.
  • The Scribe of Hecatonchires: The first mortal imprisoned by the Furies. He's kept records since his imprisonment, which Kratos finds around the Prison.
  • Redeemed Warrior: The template warrior used in the multiplayer, has a small cameo as a prisoner in the game's beginning.

Enemies

Common Enemies

  • Centaur General: Similar to the generals in God of War III.
  • Cerberus: The three-headed beast of Hades. Could be used as mount when wounded. They look close to Mongrels, but they are stronger and have new powers, like underworld teleporting and soul shield.
  • Chimera: The chimeras return and have different color from God of War III and uses ice attacks. Only one is encountered in the Tower of Delphi.
  • Cyclops Berserker: Large cyclops brutes that can be grappled then ridden to stomp out smaller enemies.
  • Delos Warriors: Powerful women equipped with spears.
  • Elemental Talos: This new type of Talos is dressed in similar fashion to Hades. These Talos can come with various elemental attacks, each Talos either uses fire, ice, lightning, or soul, similar to Kratos' magics.
  • Elephantaur: A new species of Juggernaut, Kratos kills these large elephant monsters by cutting open their heads and exposing the brain.
  • Empusa: Fiery female monster with green spikes instead of limbs.
  • Feral Hounds: Attack canines return from God of War III.
  • Hooded Gorgon: These Gorgons have a new appearance, looking more like cobras and are very colorful.
  • Harpy: The standard Harpy returns in God of War: Ascension.
  • Harpy Queen: These Harpies return from God of War III
  • Manticore Hatchling: Smaller versions of the manticore, they hatch from eggs.
  • Megaera's Minions: Humans and hounds infected and mutated into monsters by Megaera's parasites.
  • Megaera's Parasites: Tiny green insects that originate from Megaera. Able to mutate creatures as small as a human and as large as a Hecatonchires into insect-like monsters.
  • Satyrs: Standard enemies, the satyrs carry weapons that can be used by Kratos.
  • Satyr Fodder: Smaller satyrs that uses range type weapons.
  • Satyr General: The Satyr General is bigger than his fellow satyrs and wields a bigger sword. They command hoards of common satyrs.
  • Siren Sybil: The Sirens Sybill are powerful female monsters, now harnessing the power of Zeus.
  • Spartan Illusions: In one of the Furies' illusions, Kratos fights Megaera, who commands imaginary Spartan warriors.
  • Wraith of Hades: Very powerful Wraiths able to summon spirits of themselves. The Wraiths appear throughout the God of War series. 

Bosses

  • Aegaeon: One of the ancient titan-like creatures known as the Hecatonchires, the hundred-armed giant Aegaeon was captured by the Furies and tortured for breaking his oath to the gods, while his body was shaped into a living prison for the oath-breakers. Alive, but severely disfigured after years of torment, he is dormant. When Kratos escapes, the Fury Megaera uses her parasites to infect Aegaeon's arms, turning them into giant insect-like monsters known as the Infected Hands of Aegaeon. Eventually, she also allowed her parasites to mutate his head, turning his mouth into a grotesque maw of teeth and mandibles, for her last stand against Kratos.
    • Infected Hands of Aegaeon: The giant parasitic guardians who were mutated from Aegaeon's limbs by a small group of parasites. Three were encountered by Kratos during his escape from his prison and served as sub-bosses.
  • Manticore: Sub-boss, a massive fire-breathing beast with the body of a lion, tail of a scorpion and wings of a bat. Kratos fights two Manticores, one in Delphi, and one on Delos.
  • Pollux and Castor: Together known as the Dioscuri. Mortal prophet Castor, along with his attached demi-god half-brother Pollux, serve as guards for the Oracle of Delphi. However, in reality, they usurp her temple and time-shifting powers.
  • Daimon: Tisiphone's pet. This creature is battled alongside Tisiphone in all battles that involve her.
  • The Furies: They are pre-Olympian beings, born from an ancient battle before the First Titanomachy. They are the main antagonists and bosses of the game.
    • Megaera: A vicious Fury with four spider-like legs on her spine. She can release a swarm of parasites from a diseased-looking rash on her chest, which attack her victims and then bury under their skin. The result is always a severely mutated insect-like servant. Fought alone, and together with Tisiphone. Killed during the battle with the infected Aegaeon.
    • Tisiphone: Mistress of illusions, which she use to torment Kratos, Tisiphone summons a Daimon to fight her enemies. Fought alone, with Megaera, and later with Alecto.
    • Alecto: The Queen of the Furies, Alecto is also a lover of Ares, with whom she is in conspiracy with against Olympus. She is the final boss of the game and is fought together with Tisiphone. Alecto is revealed to be able to shapeshift into the massive sea beast, Charybdis.

Multiplayer Characters

Cast

  • Troy Baker - Orkos, Multiplayer Announcer, Prisoner, Worker
  • Adrienne Barbeau - Aletheia
  • Susanne Blakeslee - Oracle
  • Brian Bloom - Slave, Spartan
  • Steven Blum - Ares
  • Corey Burton - Zeus
  • T.C. Carson - Kratos
  • Dave Carter - Multiplayer Soldier
  • David W. Collins - Castor, Sailor
  • Debi Derryberry - Civilian
  • Robin Atkin Downes - The Scribe of Hecatonchires (credited as "Crazy Guy"), Soldier, Spartan
  • Gideon Emery - Poseidon, Prisoner, Soldier
  • Keith Ferguson - Boat Captain
  • Crispin Freeman - Bliss King, Civilian, Sailor, Slave
  • Nika Futterman - Megaera, Bliss Whore
  • Brad Grusnick - Pollux, Civilian, Spartan
  • Jennifer Hale - Alecto, Lysandra, Civilian, Slave
  • Linda Hunt - Narrator
  • Neil Kaplan - Multiplayer Soldier
  • Kevin Killebrew - Multiplayer Soldier
  • Khary Payton - Slave, Soldier
  • Cara Pifko - Bliss Whore
  • Alem Brhan Sapp - Bliss Soldier, Multiplayer Soldier, Prisoner
  • Isaac C. Singleton Jr. - Multiplayer Soldier
  • Anthony Skordi - Multiplayer Soldier
  • Kevin Sorbo - Hercules
  • Fred Tatasciore - Hades, Civilian, Soldier
  • Simon Templeman - Archimedes (credit only)
  • Debi Mae West - Tisiphone, Bliss Whore, Civilian
  • Dan White - Training Soldier, Slave
  • Jimmie Wood - Multiplayer Soldier
  • Marc Worden - Sailor

Background

Following Amazon's leak, game director Todd Papy wrote on the official PlayStation Blog, promising a glimpse of what’s in store for God of War: Ascension' during a livestream event, which took place on Monday, April 30. A new God of War: Ascension page on the Sony PlayStation Facebook page also holds a trailer, and pre-order link to BestBuy.

Game director Todd Papy has previously worked as design director on God of War III. He now takes a development role previously filled by David Jaffe, Cory Barlog and Stig Asmussen.

The game was released on March 12, 2013, according to its Official God of War: Ascension PlayStation page. Together with the game, the special and collector's editions was released.

The God of War: Ascension Collector's Edition for PlayStation 3 was feature: an exclusive 8" Kratos Statue, a Premium Steelbook case, Official Game Soundtrack (Digital Version), PS3 dynamic theme, PSN Avatar Pack, Multiplayer Double XP Unlock and a pass for future DLC content. The price is $79.99

The Special Edition was feature the same but without the 8" Kratos Statue and the DLC pass.

Trivia

  • The E3 demo was released as part of the Total Recall Blu-ray disk available in December 2012.
  • The public demo was released February 26 for all PSN users, it is different to the one that was seen at E3 and was included with Total Recall.
    • Those who took part in the Rise of the Warrior and were part of the winning team got the demo on February 20.
  • A demo of 'The Last of Us' was to be released with the final version of God of War: Ascension; it will not be included on the disk but Ascension will allow early access to the demo at a later date.
  • God of War: Ascension includes a voucher to download the characters Zeus and Isaac Clarke for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.
  • In God of War: Ascension Kratos uses the same Battering Ram technique from God of War III.
  • A live-action trailer was released for the Internet screening of Super Bowl, it shows both Lysandra and Calliope alive, as an illusion created by Tisiphone.
  • God of War: Ascension has a new game+ option and chapter select, being the first in series to have this feature.
    • This is also the first game to not feature save altars. The save system works with automatic save files. 
  • In God of War: Ascension, the secondary weapons cannot refill the Rage meter; only the Blades of Chaos and Kratos's physical attacks can.
  • Interesting, the Main Menu of God of War: Ascension contains an option called "Latest News", which requires Internet connection to access. This is for updates in future DLC.
  • God of War: Ascension is the only unnumbered God of War game to be originally released on a home console. The other unnumbered games, Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta, were released for a portable console and only ported to HD for the PlayStation 3.
  • God of War: Ascension is the first installment in which there is no Sex Minigame, no Save Altars, no strong secondary weapons that can be upgraded, no openable red orb Chests, and Kratos' face is not shown on the main menu as the early installments of the series, breaking the "traditions" of past God of War games.
  • In God of War: Ascension, the abilities and powers are given as the game itself progresses, but it alternates between present day and weeks before Kratos' imprisonment, making the player have no powers nor abilities on the beginning of the game, when, chronologically, Kratos is just one step further to kill the Furies, and should have all his weaponry upgraded at this point.
  • Archimedes, the ancient Greek mathematician, was set to appear in the game. He was even modeled and had a voice actor but was cut for unknown reasons.
  • God of War: Ascension references another iconic Sony licensed game, Uncharted. If you collect all of the artifacts, you get the trophy "No Drake. You Can't Have These".
  • There is a goof in the subtitles when they read "It... it... is only illusion" even though Kratos actually says "It is not reality!".
  • God of War: Ascension is the first game in the saga where Kratos doesn't receive help from Athena nor does she even appears.
  • Because of the Japanese video game age rating system (CERO), the Japanese version (NTSC-J version) of the game and other God of War games that came before God of War (2018) censored some extreme violent scenes and nudity were topless women are covered and monsters were either covered or their nipples have been removed in both gameplay and cutscenes, and also you can't kill innocent people to obtain Green orbs.
  • In the Cistern (pt. 2), there is an optional puzzle which, when solved correctly, unlocks a hidden painting that reads: "When Earth stops revolving, the Journey begins." This was supposed to be an easter egg to another franchise Sony Santa Monica was developing at the time, but it ended up being canceled.
  • With any Elements active, the Plume of Prometheus move from Blades of Chaos seems to have unique effects after the Triangle button is pressed. With the Fire of Ares, a spurt of fire "splashes" the ground (similar to other Blades in other games). While the Ice of Poseidon is active, the slam generates a large ice spike. With the Lightning of Zeus, a tall pillar of massive Thunderbolts strikes the ground. With the Souls of Hades, a large hand form the Underworld erupts from the ground, and slams back down. 

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