| Comics | Post-Crisis |
|---|---|
| Movies | DC Extended Universe |
| Shows | DC Animated Universe |
| Games | Lego DC |
| “ | You were right, Diana. They don't deserve our help. They only deserve destruction. | „ |
| ~ Ares to Diana. |
Summary
Ares is the fearsome Olympian God of War and one of Zeus' many divine children. According to legend, when Zeus created humanity, Ares was disgusted with his father's creation and sought to reveal their true nature, forever cursing men with wrath, hatred, and bloodlust. As a response, Zeus gave life to the Amazons, to protect men from evil and guide them with love.
As time passed, the animosity between Ares and Zeus only grew, and eventually culminated in the War of the Gods. During it, Ares personally slew the Olympian deities one by one and faced his father in a final battle. Ares was defeated, though Zeus was left mortally wounded. With his dying breath, the King of the Gods created the island of Themyscira, where the Amazons would stay concealed, always preparing for Ares' eventual return.
Since then, Ares was indirectly behind most major conflicts and wars in human history, influencing the minds and hearts of key figures from the shadows, bestowing them with wrath and ambition, and gifting them with inspiration for strategies and battle plans. He was finally stopped in 1918 by Wonder Woman, Zeus' daughter with the Amazon Queen Hippolyta.
Powers and Stats
Tier: High 6-A | 8-C, 7-B with Environmental Destruction | High 6-A, likely 5-B
Key: Prime | Weakened | SnyderVerse
Name: Ares, Mars (by Romans), The War Glutton, The Father of Lies, The Curse of Men, has had numerous identities throughout human history such as Sir Patrick Morgan
Origin: DC Extended Universe
Gender: Male
Age: Millions of Years Old
Classification: Greek God, God of War, "God of Truth" (by himself)
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Immortality (Type 1 and 2), Regeneration (Low), Telekinesis, Transmutation (Can use his Telekinesis to summon debris from various objects towards himself and transmute them into a battle armor), Weapon Creation (Can create weapons such as swords and axes from objects and debris around him. Can also turn parts of his armor into weapons), Chain Manipulation (Can generate chains from his armor to restrain his enemies), Metal Manipulation, Weather Manipulation, Lightning Manipulation, Air Manipulation (Generated a gust of wind to prevent Diana from restraining him with the Lasso of Hestia), Heat Manipulation (Can generate and conduct enough heat to melt metal), Telepathy (Implanted ideas of strategies and formulas within the minds of Ludendorff and Dr Poison), Mind Manipulation and Empathic Manipulation (Can subtly influence the thoughts of individuals that are predisposed to violence, hatred, rage, and bloodshed, with him covertly invading their minds), Memory Manipulation (Shared the memories of his defeat against Zeus during the War of the Gods with Diana), Illusion Creation (Made the environment around himself and Diana look like a luscious forest to make her join him), Empowerment (Draws power from conflict and violent emotions such as anger), Invisibility, Shapeshifting, Flight, Teleportation, Master Combatant, Weapon Mastery, Master Manipulator, Master Tactician and Strategist, Omnilinguism, Resistance to Poison Manipulation and Fire Manipulation (Was unharmed by a large explosion)
Attack Potency: Multi-Continental level (Fought and mortally wounded Zeus. Heavily injured and defeated Steppenwolf. Slaughtered every other Olympian during the War of the Gods) | Building level+ (After being wounded in his battle with Zeus, he grew far weaker from his original power, but was still capable of harming and trading strikes with Pre-Awakening Wonder Woman, managing to get the upper hand), City level with Environmental Destruction (Can create storms that stretch to the horizon) | Multi-Continental level, likely Planet level (Overpowered and drew blood from Uxas, nearly killing him and forcing him to retreat in the process. Broke through Uxas' Staff which survived a lightning bolt from Zeus)
Speed: Relativistic combat speed and reactions (Comparable to Zeus) | High Hypersonic+ combat speed and reactions (Overwhelmed Pre-Awakening Wonder Woman with his attacks) | Relativistic combat speed and reactions (Was able to fight Uxas alongside Zeus)
Lifting Strength: At least Class M (Comparable to Zeus. Should be superior to Steppenwolf) | Class 50 (Casually pinned down Pre-Awakening Wonder Woman) | At least Class M
Striking Strength: Multi-Continental level | Building level+ | Multi-Continental level, likely Planet level
Durability: Multi-Continental level (Survived Zeus' lightning) | Building level+ (Endured numerous attacks from Wonder Woman) | Multi-Continental level, likely Planet level
Stamina: Superhuman
Range: Standard Melee Range, Hundreds of Meters, likely Kilometres with teleportation
Standard Equipment: Divine Weapons such as Swords, Axes and Chains. Divine Armor.
Intelligence: Gifted, likely Genius (As the God of War, Ares is an unparalleled genius in all areas of warfare and has been indirectly behind most major conflicts of human history. A tactical and strategic mastermind, Ares manipulated the minds and influenced the decisions of key people throughout history, making it so that wars would progress as he intended. Ares is also a scientific genius, whispering ideas and inspiration into men's minds which led to the creation of new weaponry such as firearms, military aircraft, and chemical weapons. A master combatant, holding hundreds of thousands of years of experience. Masterminded the creation of Doctor Poison's gas to wipe out humanity and very nearly succeeded)
Weaknesses: None notable
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Discussions
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