This beast, this Hydra, it has terrorized my seas for far too long. Your skills are admirable, but you will need my assistance. You will need the power of the Gods.
Poseidon's Rage was one of the magic attacks that Kratos acquired in God of War. Kratos received Poseidon's Rage in the Aegean Sea from Poseidon himself, to help fight the Hydra. The magic surrounded Kratos with a circle of electricity and summoned lightning bolts from the sky that struck down his enemies. By repeatedly pressing the circle button, the attack could build more damage. One could level it up to increase its damage and attack radius. Poseidon's Rage got taken away by Ares in God of War but was given back along with the rest of Kratos' magic by Athena.
Kratos still had that ability during the first part of God of War II (albeit in a weaker form), before he lost his Godhood to Zeus' scheme. A player could also use the Urn of Poseidon, one of the Urns of Power, during Bonus Play to replace Cronos' Rage with Poseidon's Rage.
Poseidon, upon meeting with Athena decides to bestow her Champion, the Ghost of Sparta with this gift, which despite its name was just a sliver of his Rage. However, it was a very potent divinepower all the same, proving itself instrumental in overcoming the might of the Hydra King and slaying the titanicmonster for trespassing in Poseidon's domain. The God of War learns of this and confronts his uncle, claiming that he let Athena make him "defraud himself of power to flatter some mortal maggot". After a tense standoff, Ares tells his version of events, confusing the Sea God who states that in any case he cannot take his gift back, as a God with his sense of honor would never do that.
Poseidon's Rage was entirely absent from God of War: Ghost of Sparta, even though it took place before God of War II. Though Kratos did not have the power, Poseidon himself unleashed an electrical storm on Kratos and the boat in the Vortex to Atlantis. The King of the Oceans, later in the God of War IInovelization considered Kratos a thief for not returning the gift after completing his quest. However, such a view on the matter may have been unfair towards the Spartan, given Poseidon's irrational state of mind in the wake of Atlantis' sinking and being influenced by the ancient evils of the Box, presumably Wrath in his case.
Despite its name, it was infact just a sliver of Poseidon's Rage. However, it has served Kratos well throughout his last quest for the Gods and beyond, during his reign as a God of Olympus. By the time of God of War II, this power was last used against the Colossus of Rhodes and the mortaldefenders of the city who were annihilated by the dozens with the Rage of Poseidon. Tricked by Zeus, Kratos has placed his divine powers into the Blade of Olympus, adding to its reservoir of divine energy and power. Therefore, he technically still used the power of Poseidon's Rage in some form whenever he drew the Blade of Olympus against his enemies during God of War II and God of War III.
Attacks[]
Level 1[]
Poseidon's Rage - Attack multiple enemies at once.
Poseidon's Rage (Air) - While in air, attack multiple enemies at once.
Level 2[]
Bigger Damage Area
Increased Damage
Wrath of Poseidon - Unleashes a powerful area attack with spinning lightning bolts. Kratos is invincible during eight seconds. , tap
In God of War, Poseidon's Rage could be used to infinitely jump, accompanied by a combination of moves. That move was not intentionally inserted by programmers and was considered a glitch.
Using that glitch in the room that Medusa was fought in, during Medusa's Gaze Tutorial, allowed Kratos to access the top of a series of boxes and walk through the wall of the chamber, which granted him infinite magic for the remainder of the game, since the tutorial was never completed.
Poseidon's Rage appeared slightly different in God of War II than it did in God of War. Kratos' arms were outstretched instead of the regular position, the color of the lightning was a little bit darker, and the power of the electricity was decreased.
In God of War II, when Poseidon's Rage was used, while in Rage of the Titans State, Kratos' body no longer looked charred.
In God of War II, when Poseidon's Rage was used each time, Kratos said: "I am the God of War!", "None shall defy me!" and "I will make you suffer" in that order. However, after Kratos lost his Godly Powers and the Urn of Poseidon was used to gain that power for later use, he did not say those lines.
In the novelization, its clarified that Poseidon's Rage is linked to Kratos' own innate rage, meaning its a rage-based ability. Since Kratos aquired Zeus' Fury, the power of the Lord of Olympus increased the effect and power of Poseidon's Rage dramatically. Since Kratos did not possess this power anymore in God of War II, it could be the reason why Poseidon's Rage was significantly weaker than it was in the first game at max level.
