| “ | There's nowhere you can hide, Spartan. Put as much distance between you and the truth as you want, it changes nothing. Pretend to be everything you are not: teacher, husband, father. But there is one unavoidable truth you will never escape: You cannot change. You will always be... a monster. | „ |
| ~ Athena to Kratos |
Summary
Athena is the goddess of war and Wisdom, and the deuteragonist of the God of War series, mostly appearing as an ally of Kratos.
Of all the Gods on Mount Olympus in the God of War series, Athena is arguably the least selfish and is in fact, very noble. As displayed not only by her deep love for her people and her horror of Ares' siege on Athens but her deep concern and love for the rest of humanity - as in God of War III she states that she intends to "liberate" mankind with the power of Hope.
Upon her death, however, Athena ceased to have these traits as she ascended to a higher realm and ended up being corrupted by the powers contained within said realm, and began to plot to take over the lower realm.
Powers and Stats
Tier: Low 1-C | Low 1-C
Key: Olympian | Higher Existence
Name: Athena
Origin: God of War
Gender: Female
Age: Thousands of years old.
Classification: Deity, Greek God, Olympian God, Goddess of War & Wisdom
Powers and Abilities:
- Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- Divine Magic
- Immortality (Types 1, 2, 3 and 4)
- Greek Godhood (Has been described to be the Embodiment of Wisdom, Reason and Purity.[1][2])
- Teleportation (Teleported away somewhere else after turning into mist[3])
- Power Nullification (Zeus states that Athena "refused to undo her mistake" and that he was forced to attend to the matter himself[4], implying that Athena could have also stripped Kratos of his godly powers had she chose to. Kratos himself assumes that Athena conspired against him[4] when this occurs)
- Healing (The Blade of Athena can create a healing aura[5] for one's self and their allies)
- Forcefield Creation (The Blade of Perseus, gifted by Athena, can summon a magical barrier[5] to protect one's self and their allies)
- Resurrection (Resurrected the Hydra in the novel to make Poseidon empower Kratos.[3] Her selfless sacrifice to save Zeus from Kratos brought her back to a higher existence[6])
- Transmutation and Curse Manipulation (Transmuted the Head of Medusa into a shield.[7] Cursed Medusa[8] and her fellow companions into becoming Gorgon monsters[9])
- Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1), Non-Physical Interaction, Sealing and Summoning (Summoned Hope and then placed it in Pandora’s Box alongside the Great Evils as a failsafe if the Great Evils were to ever escape again)
- Precognition (Athena is the Goddess of Foresight, being able to look through improbabilities and possibilities[10] immediately, by putting herself into a trance that can predict the future of even other gods.[11])
- Weapon Creation (Athena can summon weapons to replace others in her grasp[10] instantly)
- Light Manipulation (Could manipulate the remnants of Iris's rainbows into a ring formation with a gesture[12])
- Extrasensory Perception (Can sense the corruption of the Great Evils within other gods[12])
All previous powers at a higher level, including:
- Incorporeality (Attained this state after her resurrection)
- Intangibility and Abstract Existence (Type 1) (Upon dying and shedding her corporeal flesh, Athena ascended to a higher state of existence as per above, beyond even the abstractions that are the Primordials and the denizens of the Underworld, whose Form makes up a part of their existence, effectively ascending far above everyone else in the Greek World. She cannot be interacted with by any mortal or god, including Kratos,[6] despite the latter being able to absorb and destroy souls and even concepts like the Primordials. Kratos was only able to kill her with the Power of Hope, which he ultimately refused to do out of pettiness and anger towards her, and to give humanity a second fighting chance to thrive without the Gods[6])
- Restoration and Statistics Amplification (Restored her corroded Blades of Athena into the brand-new Blades of Exile[6])
Attack Potency: Low Complex Multiverse level (Stated to have the strength of many Gods,[13] which would put her roughly on par with her brother Ares. Temporarily held back Kratos at the Summit of Sacrifice, who was roughly as powerful as one of the lesser Brother Kings) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Because of her sacrifice to save Zeus, she had ascended to a higher level of existence[6] and gained higher power[6], having ascended to a higher plane than everyone else across all pantheons and worlds,[14] each of these pantheons being their own reality or group of realities)
Speed: Infinite (Should be comparable to her brother Ares. Also shown to be somewhat on par with Hermes) | Infinite (Should be far faster than she was as an Olympian)
Lifting Strength: Immeasurable (Stated to be as strong as many Olympian Gods, and thus should be on par with her brother Ares.[13] Briefly held back God Kratos at the end of GoW2) | Immeasurable (Unfathomably more powerful than she ever was before)
Striking Strength: Low Complex Multiverse level (Comparable to Ares, could hold back God Kratos in a clash of swords) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Because of her sacrifice to save Zeus, she had ascended to a higher level of existence[6] and gained higher power, having ascended to a higher plane than everyone else across all pantheons and worlds, each of which being their own reality or group of realities)[15]
Durability: Low Complex Multiverse level (Comparable to Ares and God Kratos) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Because of her sacrifice to save Zeus, she had ascended to a higher level of existence[6] and gained higher power, having ascended to a higher plane than everyone else across all pantheons and worlds, each of which being their own reality or group of realities)[16]
Stamina: Superhuman
Range: Universal+ (Gods are present across their domains, which at the minimum span all of space and time[17]), Low Complex Multiversal via Summoning (Summoned Hope and then placed it in Pandora’s Box alongside the Great Evils as a failsafe if the Great Evils were to ever escape again. Hope itself supersedes the Primordials, who permeate the entire reality of the Greek World) | Unknown (Should at least be as high as before, if not higher), at least Interdimensional (Is able to freely travel between other Pantheons and their Realms, as shown in God of War: Fallen God)
Standard Equipment: Two swords
Intelligence: Genius (Athena is a warrior goddess that seeks perfection in all things[10] and all her actions. She has been described as the embodiment of wisdom.[1][2] Has manipulated Kratos and several other Gods through the events of God of War I, and Kratos once again in God of War III. After ascending to a higher existence, Athena states that she can now see truths that she previously couldn't[6])
Weaknesses: None notable
Gallery
Notable Matchups
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 God of War PS2 User Manual- Pages 34-35
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 God of War II PS2 User Manual- Pages 10-11
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 God of War (Novel)- Chapter 4
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 God of War II
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 God of War Ascension: Multiplayer
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 God of War III
- ↑ God of War I Novelization, Epilogue
- ↑ God of War (Novel)- Chapter 7
- ↑ God of War (2005)- PS2 Manual
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 God of War I Novelization,Prologue
- ↑ God of War I Novelization, Ch.7
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 God of War II Novelization, Ch.39
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Bruno Velazquez stating that Athena is as strong as many gods. Original links here and here. Archive link here
- ↑ BGS 2018: Cory Barlog fala de God of War e seus planos para o futuro da franquia - Full video here
- ↑ BGS 2018: Cory Barlog fala de God of War e seus planos para o futuro da franquia - Full video here
- ↑ BGS 2018: Cory Barlog fala de God of War e seus planos para o futuro da franquia - Full video here
- ↑ God of War I Novelization - Epilogue
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