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* ArcherArchetype: Holds a bow and arrow using it to literally shatter her victims after they were turned to stone.
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* TheHero: In both versions of the movie, though he is a little darker and edgier in the remake.
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* AdaptationalBadass: In ''Wrath of the Titans'', Andromeda becomes a LadyOfWar after being a DistressedDamsel in the previous movies and original myths.

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* AdaptationalBadass: In ''Wrath of the Titans'', Andromeda becomes a LadyOfWar after being a DistressedDamsel DamselInDistress in the previous movies and original myths.
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* BalefulPolymorph: He was man turned into a near-demonic monstrosity by Zeus.


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* ForcedTransformation: He was man turned into a near-demonic monstrosity by Zeus.
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: She looks hideous in the original movie, whereas she is played by Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova in the remake, retaining her beautifiul face... Unless [[GameFace when she uses her powers]].
* AdaptationalBadass: In both versions, Medusa becomes something of an slasher horror monster that kills Perseus' companions one by one. She is even more badass in the remake where she gains SuperStrength.

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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: She looks hideous in the original movie, whereas she is played by Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova in the remake, retaining her beautifiul beautiful face... Unless [[GameFace when she uses her powers]].
* AdaptationalBadass: In both versions, Medusa becomes something of an a slasher horror movie monster that kills Perseus' companions one by one. She is even more badass in the remake where she gains SuperStrength.



* AdaptationalNameChange: The monster sent to devour Andromeda and destroy her city was originally named Cetus/Ketos. The creators didn't knew what the Kraken was, but renamed him because [[RuleOfCool thought it sounded cool]].
* TheDreaded: At least in the remake, its said even the gods themselves fear him.
* EldritchAbomination: An incredibly huge monster older than the entire human race that sleeps on the bottom of the ocean, it killed the Titans. Its design in the remake is even more alien.

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* AdaptationalNameChange: The monster sent to devour Andromeda and destroy her city was originally named Cetus/Ketos. The creators didn't knew what the Kraken was, but they renamed him because they [[RuleOfCool thought it sounded cool]].
* TheDreaded: At least in the remake, its it is said even the gods themselves fear him.
* EldritchAbomination: An incredibly huge monster older than the entire human race that sleeps on the bottom of the ocean, ocean and it killed the Titans. Its design in the remake is even more alien.



* SadlyMythtaken: The Kraken was not from Greek mythology, and rather originated from Norse legends.

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* SadlyMythtaken: The Kraken was not from Greek mythology, and but rather originated from Norse legends.
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* SuperStrength: In ''Wrath of the Titans'', he displays enough physical force to restrain a chimera and fight hand-to-hand with Ares, a ''God'' (something which his mythological counterpart never did).

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* SuperStrength: In ''Wrath of the Titans'', he displays enough physical force to restrain a chimera and fight hand-to-hand with Ares, a ''God'' (something which his mythological counterpart never did). While not go level of the remake, he still has a degree of it in the orignal as well, being able to hold back Pegasus from flying away.
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* RoboticBuddy: To Perseus, though its a clockwork example.

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* RoboticBuddy: RobotBuddy: To Perseus, though its a clockwork example.
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* AdaptationalDyeJob: Joes from a blonde to a brunette in the remake to back to being a blonde for the sequel.

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* AdaptationalDyeJob: Joes Goes from a blonde to a brunette in the remake to back to being a blonde for the sequel.
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* SuperStrength: In ''Wrath of the Titans'', he displays enough physical force to restrain a chimera and fight hand-to-hand with Ares, a ''God'' (something which his mythological counterpart never did).



* TakenForGranite: Anyone that looks into her gaze gets turned into stone instantly. It still works even after death.

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* TakenForGranite: Anyone that looks into her gaze gets turned into stone instantly. It still works even after her death.

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* TakenForGranite: Anyone that looks into her gaze gets turned into stone instantly. It still works even after death.



* TheDreaded: Unlike other gods who derive their power from humans' worship, Hades draws his strength from their fear of death, which is pretty commonplace.



* KarmaHoudini: Downplayed. [[spoiler:He redeems himself by helping fight against Kronos during the climax of ''Wrath'' and is the last surviving Olympian at the end.]]

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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Pulls one at the end of ''Wrath of the Titans'']].
* KarmaHoudini: Downplayed. [[spoiler:He redeems himself by helping fight against Kronos during the climax of ''Wrath'' and is the last surviving Olympian at the end. With that said, he lost all of his powers and immortality, and is now stuck with walking among humans.]]



* TheQuisling: In the second movie, he is willing to sell out what little remains of Olympus and all of humanity to Kronos so he can keep his immortality.




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[[folder:Kronos]]
Lord of the Titans and the father of Zeus, Poseidon and Hades.


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* CainAndAbel: The Cain to Perseus' Abel in ''Wrath of the Titans''.
* TheBrute: He is more hands on in physical combat than the other gods and personally throws down with Perseus in their fight.
* WarGod: He is Ares, after all.
* TheResenter: Towards Perseus, whom he thinks is Zeus' favorite child.
* TheUnfavorite: Considers himself one to Zeus.
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Lord of the Titans and the father of Zeus, Poseidon and Hades.
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* ActionGenreHeroGuy: Sports a highly modern-looking buzzk cut in the remake akin to modern soldiers and video game action heroes. He grows out a more curly hair similar to his 1981 incarnation.



* ChildByRape: In the remake, he was conceived this way when Zeus disguises himself as Danae's husband to sleep with her. Perseus is understandably pissed off when learning about his true heritage.

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* ChildByRape: In the remake, he was conceived this way when Zeus disguises disguised himself as Danae's husband to sleep with her. Perseus is understandably pissed off when learning about his true heritage.




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* SnakePeople: She has the lower half of a snake.



* HumanoidAbomination: While definitely an heroic example, him and his tribe look very creepy, are implied to be formerly human themselves and use wood materials to rebuild themselves.

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* HumanoidAbomination: While definitely an heroic example, him and his tribe look very creepy, are implied to be formerly human themselves and use wood materials to rebuild themselves. He is also immune to Medusa's petrifying gaze.



* DarkIsEvil: He is the God of the Dead.

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* DarkIsEvil: He is the God of the Dead.Dead and a villain in the two remake movies.



* KarmaHoudini: Downplayed. [[spoiler:He redeems himself by helping fight against Kronos during the climax of ''Wrath'' and is the last surviving Olympian at the end.]]
* LastOfHisKind: [[spoiler:He is the last still living Olympian left at the end of ''Wrath'' and even then he is immortal]].




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* SealedEvilInACan: Tartarus serves as his prison

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* CainAndAbel: With Ares in ''Wrath of the Titans''.

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* CainAndAbel: With Ares He is the Abel to Ares' Cain in ''Wrath of the Titans''.



* CainAndAbel: With Hades in the remake.

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* AdaptationalJerkass: Downplayed in the remake; he explicitly conceived Perseus as part of a punishment to Acrisius by seducing his wife whereas he never done such thing in the original movie. The reason this is downplayed is because its in no way out of character for Zeus in regards to the original myths.
* CainAndAbel: With Hades The Abel to Hades' Cain in the remake.remake.
* DivineAssistance: He insists in helping Perseus in both versions by giving him divine weapons and Pegasus, even in the remake where he is more antagonistic.



* GrandpaGod: When played by Lawrence Olivier, that is.

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* GrandpaGod: When played by Lawrence Laurence Olivier, that is.is.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: Zeus is captured in ''Wrath of the Titans'' and used by Hades as a battery to release Kronos from his prison.
* TookALevelInKindness: He is a lot more humble in asking for Perseus' help in ''Wrath of the Titans''. Being struck with mortality does wonders to one's social skills.




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-->'''Played By:''' Stop-motion (1981), Natalia Vodianova (remake)
A hideous monster with snake-like hair, she was once a priestess cursed by a goddess for being seduced by Poseidon.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: She looks hideous in the original movie, whereas she is played by Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova in the remake, retaining her beautifiul face... Unless [[GameFace when she uses her powers]].
* AdaptationalBadass: In both versions, Medusa becomes something of an slasher horror monster that kills Perseus' companions one by one. She is even more badass in the remake where she gains SuperStrength.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: Medusa never speaks, and one could say that she's doing little more than defending her home against trespassers. Viewers can make their own conclusions.
* ArcherArchetype: Holds a bow and arrow using it to literally shatter her victims after they were turned to stone.



-->'''Played By:''' Neil [=McCarthy=] (1981), Creator/JasonFlemyng

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-->'''Played By:''' Neil [=McCarthy=] (1981), Creator/JasonFlemyngCreator/JasonFlemyng (remake)



* EvilPoacher: In the 1981, what made Zeus curse him with his beastly form was Calibos' overhunting the Wells of the Moon and killing all his sacred flying horses, leaving only Pegasus alive.



* AscendedExtra: Relative to the myths, Thetis was a minor figure that unwittingly precipitated the Trojan War (it was in her wedding that Eris gave her infamous Apple of Discord). Here she is turned into a full-blown antagonist and a thorn on the heroes' side.




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* CuteOwl: Its robotic design is very adorable and serves as comic relief.
* IntelligibleUnintelligible: Its only capable of communicating in clicks and whistles and the only one capable of perfectly understanding it is Perseus. Justified by the fact that it is a gift from the goddess Athena.
* RoboticBuddy: To Perseus, though its a clockwork example.

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The God of War and one of the last remaining gods.

[[folder:Cronos]]

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The God of War and one of the last remaining gods.

[[folder:Cronos]]
gods during ''Wrath of the Titans''.

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[[folder:Kronos]]
Lord of the Titans and the father of Zeus, Poseidon and Hades.
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* BigBad: In ''Wrath of the Titans''.
* EldritchAbomination: He has the power to destroy the Earth if he is ever unleashed from Tartarus and its said that he was so mighty that the gods needed the help of the Kraken (another EldritchAbomination) to defeat him, meaning that he is even more terrible than the Kraken.
* MagmaMan: Manifests himself as a humanoid being made of fire and lava.

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* ActionDad: Becomes a father in the second movie, though he retired as a fisherman after his son's birth. He is thrust into action when danger emerges by the walls of Tartarus falling apart.



* CainAndAbel: With Ares in ''Wrath of the Titans''.
* ChildByRape: In the remake, he was conceived this way when Zeus disguises himself as Danae's husband to sleep with her. Perseus is understandably pissed off when learning about his true heritage.



* AdaptationalBadass: In ''Wrath of the Titans'', Andromeda becomes a LadyOfWar after being a DistressedDamsel in the previous movies and original myths.



* PromotedToLoveInterest: Inverted in the remake. Despite being Perseus' wife in both the original movie and the original myths, they don't get together in the 2010 movie. Played straight in the sequel.

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* DemotedToExtra: While she was originally Perseus' love interest in the original myths and a relatively bigger role in the 1981 movie, she has very little screentime in the remake and isn't involved romantically with Perseus in anyway.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Inverted in the remake. Despite being Perseus' wife in both the original movie and the original myths, they don't get together in the 2010 movie. Played straight in the sequel.
The sequel rectifies this.



* DeusExMachina: Almost literally in the 1981 movie; when Perseus succumbs to weariness as the deadline to release the Kraken approaches, he secretly restores his strength while none of the gods are looking just in time for him to save the day.



* EldritchAbomination: An incredibly huge monster older than the entire human race that sleeps on the bottom of the ocean, it killed the Titans. Its design in the remake is even more alien.




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* CursedWithAwesome: Her immortality, at least in Perseus' opinion. Io is less than pleased explaining it pretty much is a curse when all her loved ones grow old and die while she remains young.
* MissingMom: [[spoiler:To her son Helius, having died a long time ago]].
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Io was Perseus' very distant ancestor, but in the 2010 remake, she becomes his love interest instead of Andromeda.




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The leader of Djinn tribe.
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* TheBeastmaster: He is able to tame the giant scorpions attacking Perseus and the Argive soldiers.
* CanonForeigner: There were never any genies encountered in Greek mythology and they were created solely for the 2010 movie.
* HumanoidAbomination: While definitely an heroic example, him and his tribe look very creepy, are implied to be formerly human themselves and use wood materials to rebuild themselves.
* OurGeniesAreDifferent: They appear as black-colored humanoid creatures with bright blue eyes that use blue fire magic that seems organic based (they tame scorpions, heal the hero and are claimed to rebuild themselves of wood).




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The God of the Underworld.
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* BigBad: For the 2010 movie, he takes over Thetis' role and wants to wreck hell on Earth.
* CainAndAbel: The Cain to Zeus' Abel. [[spoiler:Subverted in the second movie when they set aside their differences]].
* DarkIsEvil: He is the God of the Dead.
* DemotedToDragon: Goes from BigBad in the first movie to agreeing to release Kronos in exchange for preserving his immortality.
* EverybodyHatesHades: He is the main villain due to being tricked out in taking the underworld as his domain while Poseidon took the seas and Zeus had the earth and heaven.


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[[folder:Ares]]
-->'''Played By:''' Edgar Rámirez
The God of War and one of the last remaining gods.

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-->'''Played By:'''
The Princess of Joppa

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-->'''Played By:'''
By:''' Judi Bowker (1981), Creator/AlexaDavalos (2010), Creator/RosamundPike (''Wrath of the Titans'')
The Princess of Joppa (or Argos in the remake) who is sentenced to be sacrificed to the Kraken after her mother commits blasphemy.



-->'''Played By:''' Creator/LawrenceOlivier (1981 version), Creator/LiamNeeson (remake)
The King of Olympus and God of Gods. He is Perseus' father.

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-->'''Played By:''' Creator/LawrenceOlivier Creator/LaurenceOlivier (1981 version), Creator/LiamNeeson (remake)
The King of Olympus and Olympus, God of Gods. He is Gods and Perseus' father.



-->'''Played By:''' Neil [=McCarthy=] (1981)

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-->'''Played By:''' Neil [=McCarthy=] (1981)(1981), Creator/JasonFlemyng



* AnArmAndALeg: He loses one of his hands in both versions.



* CompositeCharacter: In the remake, he is combined with Perseus' grandfather Acrisius.



* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:He reverts to his human form after being fatally wounded by Perseus]].




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* RelatedInTheAdaptation: In the 2010 remake, not only isn't Thetis' son, but due to being combined with Acrisius, he is Danae's husband rather than her father.




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!Present in the 1981 version

[[folder:Bubo]]
An mechanical owl created by Hephaestus and based on Athena's pet owl of the same name.

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\n[[/folder]]\n\n!Present in A colossal sea monster of incredible power and said to be the 1981 version

[[folder:Bubo]]
An mechanical owl created by Hephaestus and based on Athena's pet owl
last of the same name.Titans.




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* AdaptationalNameChange: The monster sent to devour Andromeda and destroy her city was originally named Cetus/Ketos. The creators didn't knew what the Kraken was, but renamed him because [[RuleOfCool thought it sounded cool]].
* TheDreaded: At least in the remake, its said even the gods themselves fear him.
* TheJuggernaut: There is no mortal powerful enough to defeat it by themselves. The only thing capable of destroying him is Medusa's head.
* KrakenAndLeviathan: Of course.
* TakenForGranite: The only way to destroy him using the head of Medusa, followed by LiterallyShatteredLives.
* SadlyMythtaken: The Kraken was not from Greek mythology, and rather originated from Norse legends.



!Present in the remake version

[[folder:Io]]
-->'''Played By:''' Creator/GemmaArterton

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!Present in the remake 1981 version

[[folder:Io]]
[[folder:Thetis]]
-->'''Played By:''' Creator/GemmaArterton
By''': Creator/MaggieSmith
The goddess of the sea and Calibos' mother who sets a plague upon Joppa after her son is cursed by Zeus.
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* BigBad: For the original movie, she is responsible for causing misery and ruin to Joppa in response to Calibos' curse.
* MamaBear: Towards her son Calibos, though this is played negatively since she ended up spoiling and turning him into a depraved individual.
* MisplacedRetribution: After her son is punished for his own crimes, she is unable to retaliate against Zeus but instead places a curse on her son's former betrothed Andromeda, who is innocent of any wrong doing. She does it again when she sentences Andromeda to be sacrificed by the Kraken after her mother Cassiopeia says she is more beautiful than Thetis.



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-->'''Played By:''' Creator/RalphFiennes

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[[folder:Hades]]
-->'''Played By:''' Creator/RalphFiennes
[[folder:Bubo]]
An mechanical owl created by Hephaestus and based on Athena's pet owl of the same name.
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!Present in the remake version

[[folder:Io]]
-->'''Played By:''' Creator/GemmaArterton
A nymph who has watched over Perseus all of his life and serves as his guide on his quest.
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* TheAgeless: She was cursed by immortality and is unable to age. [[spoiler:She can still be killed normally]].
* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:She is resurrected at the end of the movie by Zeus as a reward for saving everyone]].

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[[folder:Sheik Suleiman]]
-->'''Played By:''' Ian Whyte

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[[folder:Hades]]
-->'''Played By:''' Creator/RalphFiennes

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!Present in both movies
[[folder:Perseus]]
-->'''Played By:''' Harry Hamlin (1981 version), Sam Worthington (remake)
Son of Zeus and Danae, he is a demigod tasked with finding a way to kill the Kraken and save Princess Andromeda.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Perseus is a lot more gloomy and edgier in the 2010 due to his adoptive family being killed by Hades, as well as more disdainful and hostile to his divine heritage.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Half-human, half-Olympian to be precise.
* TheHero: In both versions of the movie, though he is a little darker and edgier in the remake.

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[[folder:Andromeda]]
-->'''Played By:'''
The Princess of Joppa
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* AdaptationalDyeJob: Joes from a blonde to a brunette in the remake to back to being a blonde for the sequel.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Inverted in the remake. Despite being Perseus' wife in both the original movie and the original myths, they don't get together in the 2010 movie. Played straight in the sequel.

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[[folder:Zeus]]
-->'''Played By:''' Creator/LawrenceOlivier (1981 version), Creator/LiamNeeson (remake)
The King of Olympus and God of Gods. He is Perseus' father.
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* CainAndAbel: With Hades in the remake.
* GrandpaGod: When played by Lawrence Olivier, that is.
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[[folder:Calibos]]
-->'''Played By:''' Neil [=McCarthy=] (1981)
A savage and sinister figure cursed by Zeus and antagonistic to Perseus, he was the son of Thetis in the 1981 version and the husband of Danae in the remake.
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* BalefulPolymorph: He was man turned into a near-demonic monstrosity by Zeus.
* CanonForeigner: There was no Calibos or any similar figure in Perseus' original myth.
* TheDragon: To Hades in the 2010 remake.
* {{Expy}}: He was seemingly based on the character Caliban from ''Theatre/TheTempest''.

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[[folder:The Kraken]]

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!Present in the 1981 version

[[folder:Bubo]]
An mechanical owl created by Hephaestus and based on Athena's pet owl of the same name.
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!Present in the remake version

[[folder:Io]]
-->'''Played By:''' Creator/GemmaArterton

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[[folder:Hades]]
-->'''Played By:''' Creator/RalphFiennes

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[[folder:Cronos]]

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