"I offer you the power to freeze your enemies where they stand,'
but you mus't earn such a gift. Medusa, the Queen of the Gorgons. Bring me her head Kratos, and I will give you the ability to wield its power." - Aphrodite
Greek Mythology
In Greek myth, the legendary Gorgon Medusa had the power to turn anyone who looked directly into her eyes to stone.
In God of War
Medusa's Gaze is a power given to Kratos in God of War. After killing Medusa f
or Aphrodite, Kratos keeps Medusa's head and uses it's Gorgon powers to turn his enemies into stone. Although this power doesn't work on other gorgons, all other enemies are turned into stone. Larger enemies take longer to turn into stone than smaller ones. Gorgons are not concerning for the laser, they don't turn into stone. Leveling the magic up further increases it's freezing power, and to gain faster attacks with it. At the beginning of God of War II however, this Magic Ability is lost (possibly to the Blade of Olympus) and is later replaced by the Head of Euryale, taken from one of the two remaining Gorgon Sisters.
Orb Costs (God of War)
- Level 1 - n/a
- Level 2 - 2,200 Orbs
- Level 3 - 7,000 Orbs
Orb Costs (Betrayal)
- Level 1 - n/a
- Level 2 - 1,000 Orbs
- Level 3 - 2,000 Orbs
- Level 4 - 3,000 Orbs
- Level 5 - 4,000 Orbs
Attacks (God of War)
Level 1
- Gorgon Torrent - Turn enemies to stone with this powerful weapon. Hold L2 + hold square
Level 2
- Stronger Freeze Beam
- Gorgon Flash - Rapidly freezes enemies. Hold L2 + triangle
- Gorgon Flash (Air) - Freeze enemies in the air. L2
Level 3
- Stronger Freeze Beam
- Gorgon Rage - Freezes all enemies at once. Hold L2 + hold O ''(Uses up all magic)
Attacks (Betrayal)
Level 1
- Gorgon Torrent. OK
Level 2
- Stronger Freeze Beam Lev.2
Level 3
- Stronger Freeze Beam Lev.3
Level 4
- Stronger Freeze Beam Lev.4
Level 5
- Stronger Freeze Beam Lev.5
Trivia
- If is leveled at maximum the gaze will have a blue-green color.
- If one look closely the head is green, but Medusa herself had red skin.
- For some unknown reason, Medusa's Gaze is absent from Kratos' inventory in God of War II.