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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*Though it's not directly stated, the nameless, fictional King of Persia in ''[[God of War: Chains of Olympus]]'' is most likely based on King Xerxes I, famous for the war he fought againt the [[Spartans]] in 480 B.C.
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*Though it's not directly stated, the nameless, fictional King of Persia in ''[[God of War: Chains of Olympus]]'' is most likely based on King Xerxes I, famous for the war he fought against the [[Spartans]] in 480 B.C.
 
*The Persian King's sword sounds nearly identical to the [[Blade of Artemis]] in ''[[God of War]]''.
 
*The Persian King's sword sounds nearly identical to the [[Blade of Artemis]] in ''[[God of War]]''.
   

Revision as of 18:57, 27 February 2009

"Evil? It is not evil that I bring Spartan. I bring the might of the Persia and the Sacrament of Purification." - Persian King

Persian King 2

The Persian King speaks with Kratos

The Persian King is a man who unleashed a basilisk upon Attica to bring Greece into the Persian Empire. He is confronted by Kratos, in the Stronghold of Attica, who battles him. When the King is disarmed and helpless, he pleads with Kratos to spare his life in exchange for anything. The Ghost of Sparta refuses all and kills him with a chest containing pirated gold. Kratos also then obtains the king's Efreet power upon defeating him.

Powers and Abilities

The king posses great human strength. During his battle with Kratos, the king wields a gigantic falchion-like sword, which he can also make inflamed, to make it deliver more damage, and defends himself with a large shield, a Peltarion. The king also has the power to summon the Efreet, the power that was then taken by Kratos.

Trivia

  • Though it's not directly stated, the nameless, fictional King of Persia in God of War: Chains of Olympus is most likely based on King Xerxes I, famous for the war he fought against the Spartans in 480 B.C.
  • The Persian King's sword sounds nearly identical to the Blade of Artemis in God of War.

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