History Heartwarming / GodOfWar

* After Atreus inadvertently looses [[CanisMajor Garm]] from its prison in Helheim, many people shun him for what he did. Odin, trying to manipulatively pretend to be a father figure, essentially grounds him for it. What does Kratos, his ''real'' father do? Offer to help Atreus in any way he can to make things right again.

* Also in the 2018 game, Despite clashing numerous times, when Kratos confronts Baldur for the last time he puts himself between the other God and his mother, whom Baldur really wants dead, and quietly tells him "This path you walk? Vengeance? You will find no peace. I know." Just the fact that Kratos tries to talk him down, using his own experience to highlight that he understands Baldur's rage, shows how much he's actually grown as a person and is extremely touching. He only fights at all to protect Freya from her son and not for any personal grudge against Baldur. He even gives Baldur a chance to simply walk away or talk it out rather then fight.

* Kratos actually sympathizes with Hephaestus[[spoiler:, even after the God tried to kill him]], acknowledging that he did what every father should do: protect his child. Even after all the awful things Kratos has done, he still remembers what it's like to be a father. [[spoiler: Slightly helped by the fact that Kratos gave Hephaestus quite possibly the most peaceful and least gruesome death of all the gods by a long shot and allowed him say a final request.]]

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* From the first game - "''ARES!'' There is '''nothing''' you can put in my way to stop me! I ''will'' save my family!" Even Kratos' detractors can't help but think ''damn straight'' and cheer for him when he shouts this in defiance at Ares [[spoiler: after the God of War summons a bunch of Doppelgangers of Kratos himself who are closing in on avatars of his family. Especially since this line comes right after Calliope cries "Daddy!"]] HeroicResolve if I've ever seen it. Also counts as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome. [[spoiler: Subverted, in that Kratos - despite his best efforts - fails in preventing his family dying a second time, which turns this sorta into a TearJerker.]]
* From ''Ghost of Sparta'' - Kratos regains his brother Deimos' trust and the two fight side by side as Spartans for the first [[spoiler:and last]] time.
--->'''Deimos:''' A true Spartan never lets his back hit the ground. Right, brother?
--->'''Kratos:''' I will not lose you again. Come! The fight is not over!
* "My Lord? I knew you could not be killed! I never lost faith." Leave it to the Last Spartan to inspire humanity in Kratos and VideoGameCaringPotential.
* From Kratos' fight with Zeus at the end of GOWII:
--->'''Kratos:''' [[AFatherToHisMen I won't let you destroy Sparta!]]
* The way Kratos rages after Deimos dies and when Zeus insults Pandora, questioning her humanity. When you see Kratos, of all people, literally drip with rage, you know he gives a damn.
* A subtle one, but in the E3 demo for Ascension, Kratos is on the boardwalk. Three soldiers/sailors are running towards him, away from spears. Two of them get killed, but as the third spear approaches the survivor, Kratos pushes/shoves him out of the way, saving his life, without even looking. Sure, Kratos rushes into combat afterwards like nothing happened, but in later games, he would've just let the guy get killed. This really shows that, even after [[spoiler: just killing his wife and child]], Kratos still has some humanity left in him to care for some of his fellow man.
* In ''God Of War Ascension'', the Furies try to [[spoiler: tempt Kratos back into the service of Ares with a series of increasingly blissful illusions.]] First, they try to [[spoiler: tempt him with a (fake) sex mini game,]] but Kratos doesn’t buy it. Second, they try to [[spoiler: appeal to his pride and loyalty to Sparta, something Kratos has always valued in spite of his brutality.]] It ALMOST works. The real kicker though is the third and final attempt, when he is [[spoiler: granted a vision of what his life would be if he had never killed his family.]] Thus far, every attempt to fool Kratos has set him off like a powder keg. This is the one time he’s tempted [[spoiler: to accept a life of slavery to the god who ruined his life, even after he discovers that it’s all just an illusion. Just being able to ''dream'' of better times means that much to him.]]
* [[spoiler: Orkos.]] In a series of black vs. black morality, where the decent or innocent people can be counted with one hand, he is probably the most selflessly motivated character to ever cross paths with Kratos. [[spoiler:: Even Athena turned out to be [[BitchInSheepsClothing just another power hungry jerk]], but Orkos?]] He remains faithful to his ideals [[spoiler: even to the point where it kills him, and he faces even ''that'' with dignity.]] A being born of violence and insanity, he was truly the antithesis to both.
* At the end of the game, Kratos [[spoiler: makes a pyre for Orkos out of remains of his old home.]] It's one of the few times Kratos has ever bothered to [[spoiler: give someone a [[DueToTheDead proper burial]], and in the one place he remembered fondly no less.]]
* The true heartwarming moment in ''Chains of Olympus'' [[spoiler: when Kratos is reunited with his daughter Calliope. We see Kratos ''smiles genuinely and happily'' for the first time in entire series]]. So heartwarming, seeing how vicious Kratos is when he is in action.
* Kratos holding the Oracle's hand as she dies in ''Ascension''. What's more, having seen her death coming, she doesn't even blame him and even forgives him since it more of a MercyKill to her having lived so long. She even tell Kratos what he wants to know and after she expires, Kratos actually shows a bit of sympathy for her.
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* The true heartwarming moment in ''Chains of Olympus'' [[spoiler: when he is reunited with her daughter Calliope. We see Kratos ''smiles genuinely and happily'' for the first time in entire series]]. So heartwarming, seeing how vicious Kratos is when he is in action.

* [[spoiler: Orkos.]] In a series of black vs. black morality, where the decent or innocent people can be counted with one hand, he is probably the most selflessly motivated character to ever cross paths with Kratos. [[spoiler:: Even Athena turned out to be [[BitchInSheepsClothing just another power hungry jerk]], but Orkos?]] He remained faithful to his ideals, [[spoiler: even when it killed him, and he even faced ''that'' with dignity.]] A being born of violence and insanity, he was truly the antithesis to both.

* In ''God Of War Ascension'', the Furies try to [[spoiler: tempt Kratos back into the service of Ares with a series of increasingly blissful illusions.]] First, they try to [[spoiler: tempt him with a (fake) sex mini game,]] but Kratos doesn’t buy it. Second, they try to [[spoiler: appeal to his pride and loyalty to Sparta, something Kratos has always valued in spite of his brutality.]] It ALMOST works. The real kicker though is the third and final attempt, when he is [[spoiler: granted a vision of what his life would be if he had never killed his family.]] Thus far, every attempt to fool Kratos has set him off like a powder keg. This is the one time he’s tempted [[spoiler: to accept a life of slavery to the god who ruined his life, even after he discovers that it’s all just an illusion. Just being able to ''dream of better times means that much to him.]]

* At the end of the game, Kratos [[spoiler: makes a pyre for Orkos out of remains of his old home.]] It's one of the few times Kratos has ever bothered to [[spoiler: give someone a [[DueToTheDead proper burial]], and in the one place he still cared about no less.]]

* At the end of the game, Kratos [[spoiler: makes a pyre for Orkos out of remains of his old home.]] It's the only time Kratos has ever bothered to [[spoiler: give someone a [[DueToTheDead proper burial]], and in the one place he still cared about no less.]]

* At the end of the game, Kratos [[spoiler: makes a pyre for Orkos out of remains of his old house; the only place he really cared about. It's the only time Kratos has ever bothered to give someone a [[DueToTheDead proper burial]].]]

* [[Spoiler: Orkos.]] In a series of black vs. black morality, where the decent or innocent people can be counted with one hand, he is probably the most selflessly motivated character to ever cross paths with Kratos. [[Spoiler: Even Athena turned out to be [[BitchInSheepsClothing just another power hungry jerk]], but Orkos?]] He remained faithful to his ideals, [[Spoiler: even when it killed him, and he even faced ''that'' with dignity.]] A being born of violence and insanity, he was truly the antithesis to both.

* From the first game - "''ARES!'' There is '''nothing''' you can put in my way to stop me! I ''will'' save my family!" Even Kratos' detractors can't help but think ''damn straight'' and cheer for the HeroicSociopath when he shouts this in defiance at Ares [[spoiler: after the God of War summons a bunch of Doppelgangers of Kratos himself who are closing in on avatars of his family. Especially since this line comes right after Calliope cries "Daddy!"]] HeroicResolve if I've ever seen it. Also counts as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome. [[spoiler: Subverted, in that Kratos - despite his best efforts - fails in preventing his family dying a second time, which turns this sorta into a TearJerker.]]

* The way Kratos rages after Deimos dies and when Zeus insults Pandora, questioning her humanity. When you see Kratos, of all people, literally drip with rage, you know he gives a fuck.

* The way Kratos rages after Deimos dies and when Zeus insults Pandora, questioning her humanity. When you see Kratos, of all people, literally drip with rage, you know he gives a fuck.

* "My Lord? I knew you could not be killed! I never lost faith." Leave it to the Last Spartan to inspire humanity in Kratos and VideoGameCaringPotential.

--->'''Kratos:''' I will not lose you again. Come! The fight is not over!

* From the first game - "''ARES!'' There is '''nothing''' you can put in my way to stop me! I ''will'' save my family!" Even Kratos' detractors can't help but think ''damn straight'' and cheer for the HeroicSociopath when he shouts this in defiance at Ares [[spoiler: after the God of War summons a bunch of Doppelgangers of Kratos himself who are closing in on avatars of his family. Especially since this line comes right after Calliope cries "Daddy!"]] HeroicResolve if I've ever seen it. Also counts as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome. [[spoiler: Subverted, in that Kratos - despite his best efforts - fails in preventing his family dying a second time, which turns this sorta into a TearJerker.]]

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: The fight against the Colossus in God of War II. A giant eagle steals your powers and brings a wonder of the ancient world to life with blue lightning. By sheer determination and whats left of his powers, Kratos breaks its arms in a water wheel, launches a boulder the size of a house at its head and blinds it. He punches it in the face with its own severed hand, then slashes his way inside, and destroys it, leaping out of its mouth. Ladies and gentlemen, [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/3/19/ that was the punchline.]]\ to rant at the gods. Thanks to this, he fails to avoid being ''squished like a bug'' by the hand of the falling giant.
** When Aphrodite's slave girls BreakTheFourthWall in ''God of War III''.
*** ''Especially'' when they [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]] the game's M rating.
** During the battle against Hercules, Hera says, "You boys play nice!"
** First words to Hermes, "To catch a fly from the ass of Zeus is not worth my time, Hermes." Later, Hermes, [[spoiler:upon being killed by Kratos, explodes into a swarm of flies. And Kratos smishes one.]]
** The silly costumes for 1, 2 and CoO. And the scene where Kratos killed David Jaffe while congratulating the player.