Orkos

Orkos is a supporting character in God of War: Ascension and is voiced by Troy Baker. Apparently, Orkos is fictional and doesn't seem to be related to Greek Mythology. He is a Primordial (in his case, one of the sons of Eris) and the divine manifestation of the oath.

In Greek Mythology

There is a character in the mythology that is the personification of the oaths and the punishment for breaking the oaths. His name is Horkos (or Horcus), and says he was born the same time as the Furies, all children of Eris.

God of War: Ascension

Ares wanted to create the perfect warrior so he can use this warrior to overthrow Zeus and bring down the walls of Olympias, so he and the queen of the Furies, Tisiphone conceived a child that was Orkos. However, much to Ares disappointment Orkos was not what he hope him to be. Orkos mother spared him and made him the oath keeper. Orkos was eager to please those who he thought loved him. However, Orkos saw the in-just of Kratos oths and turned against his mothers, the Furies. With the help of the Oracle of Delphi tried to warn Zeus, but Ares find out about this and sent the Furies after him. Orkos escaped and helped Kratos to be free of his bond with Ares.

Orkos first appears to Kratos, alarming him and causing the Spartan to attack, but Kratos ceases his onslaught when Orkos explains he's there to help him. Orkos then senses that the Furies are arriving. He doesn't want them to know he's helping Kratos, and will hold them off but not before telling Kratos to go to Delphi, where the Manticore resides, and find the Oracle.

After Kratos learned that Orkos was a Fury too he questioned him about why would he betray his own kind and Orkos told him the truth. Later the Furies caught with them and capture them and took them to the prison of the living damned and started to torture Kratos in order to break him so he would return to serve Ares and become his perfect warrior and once again made Orkos Kratos oath keeper.

Kratos kill the Furies and escape and meet with Orkos who ask him to free himself of his bond with Ares by killing him. Kratos refused and stated that he will not shed more innocent blood, but Orkos begged the Spartan and asked him to give him a honorable death which the Ghost of Sparta give it to him. With the death of Orkos Kratos receive the first vision that would hunt him for the rest of his life as the deed of his past were know clear to him. Kratos burn his house with Orkos body inside and leave.

In chapter 19 of Rise of the Warrior, it is revealed that The Giver is Orkos.

Powers & Abilities

As a Primordial, it can be assumed that Orkos possesses considerable power.

• Immortality - Orkos is immortal.
• Telepathy - Orkos seems to possess telepathic or empathic abilities; he was able to sense that Kratos was troubled.

• Teleportation - Orkos can teleport in a shadow-like manner.

Trivia

• Orkos is voiced by Troy Baker.
• "Horkos" means "oath" in both the modern and ancient Greek language.
• It is very strange that the spirit of oath is helping Kratos in his quest in Ascension and even trying to help him against the Furies, since the reason they are hunting the Spartan is because he broke his oath with Ares. Orkos would most likely help the Furies against him, but until the game is released, his reasons to do this will remain unknown.
• Interestingly, Orkos appears to fear the Furies even though he is also a Primordial.
• In the single player trailer of 26/02/2013, it's mentioned he gives Kratos a power, recently revealed as being the Oath Stone of Orkos.
• The Giver in Rise of the Warrior is Orkos (revealed in chapter 19).

Gallery

Orkos and Kratos

Video

God of War Ascension - Unchained - Kratos Comes To Life