A God of War player skillfully re-imagines the ferocious opening battle between Kratos and Poseidon from God Of War 3 in some impressive fan art.
A God Of War fan recently captured the opening battle between Kratos and Poseidon in God Of War 3 in the form of some stunning artwork. Being the final installment of the original God Of War trilogy, 2010’s God Of War 3 served as a thunderous climax to Kratos’s Greek adventures that saw the Ghost of Sparta finally enact his bloody revenge on the Gods of Mount Olympus - leading up to a brutal clash against Zeus himself that literally covers the screen in blood.
The first God to fall by Kratos’s hand during God Of War 3 is Poseidon, as the God Of The Sea confronts the vengeful Spartan as he storms Mount Olympus atop the back of the gigantic Titan Gaia. What happens next is the first of many impressive and challenging God Of War boss battles, as Kratos dodges Poseidon’s watery attacks while slashing his crab-like appendages with his signature Blades Of Chaos - all while Gaia is locked in combat against the Water God. In the end, the Ghost of Sparta proves victorious, with the camera switching over to Poseidon's perspective as Kratos beats the once-proud deity to death - an unsettling visual that gruesomely sets the tone for the dark revenge saga to come.
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Reddit user bookumuni recently shared a pair of stunning drawings of the fierce battle between Kratos and Poseidon on the God Of War subreddit (via GameRant). The first piece of artwork depicts Kratos standing defiant against Poseidon, the orange fire from his Blades Of Chaos contrasting with Poseidon’s glowing blue elemental form. The second simply features Poseidon himself as he rises from the sea to enact vengeance on those who would defy the will of the Gods.
The God Of War has inspired plenty of impressive fan art over the years, imagining what Kratos would look like in a hypothetical God Of War sequel set in ancient Egypt or pitting the Ghost Of Sparta against Thanos from Avengers: Endgame. The recent God Of War reboot series has fueled even more of these fascinating what-if scenarios, with fans reimagining Kratos’s long-dead brother Deimos and the mighty Blade of Olympus in the Nordic setting of God Of War (2018) and the upcoming God Of War: Ragnarök. Some fans even drew Kratos in combat against the MCU version of Thor before Sony Santa Monica unveiled what the God Of Thunder would look like in Ragnarök shortly after the game’s reveal trailer during the September PlayStation Showcase earlier this year.
Kratos’s clash with Poseidon atop the back of a hulking Titan served as an exciting opening to God Of War 3, and bookumuni does a great job in capturing the fury of the sea - and the angry demigod that stands in defiance against the one who commands it. Kratos may have mellowed out since his bloody rampage against the Gods in the original God Of War trilogy, but his fierce battles against them continue to leave an impression with players even a decade later.
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Source: bookumuni/Reddit (via GameRant)
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