Kratos (God of War)

Summary

Kratos is a character and the protagonist of Santa Monica Studio's video game series God of War, which is based on Greek mythology and, later, Norse mythology. Kratos first appeared in the 2005 video game God of War, which led to the development of nine more titles featuring the character as the protagonist. Kratos also appears as the protagonist of two God of War comic book series and in three novels that retell the events of three of the games. The character was originally voiced by Terrence C. Carson during the Greek era from 2005 to 2013, and by Christopher Judge for the Norse era from 2018 to 2023; Carson returned in 2026 for the side-game God of War Sons of Sparta, a prequel that takes place during the Greek era. Antony Del Rio voiced a young Kratos in God of War: Ghost of Sparta (2010) and reprised the role in Sons of Sparta. Ryan Hurst is set to play the live-action version of the character in the upcoming television adaptation of the 2018 and 2023 games.