History Trivia / GodOfWar

** Simon Templeman ([[LegacyOfKain Kain]], [[MassEffect Admiral Han'Gerrel]]) is Peirithous.

*** Doubles as an ActorAllusion, as he did the voice of [[Fallout3 President Eden]].

** MalcolmMcDowell is Daedalus.

** Rip Torn is Hephaestus.

** Kevin Sorbo is Hercules.

** T.C. Carson ([[StarWarsTheCloneWars Mace Windu]]) is Kratos.

** DebiMaeWest is Atropos.

** Linda Hunt ([[Disney/{{Pocahontas}} Grandmother Willow]]) voiced Gaia in the second game and the role was then taken up by Susan Blakeslee ([[KingdomHearts Maleficent]]) in the third game.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In the third game, they planned for Aphrodite to [[spoiler: draw a dagger ''in the middle of the sex mini-game'' and try to stab Kratos, forcing you to win a QuickTimeEvent to survive]], but changed their minds.
** [[http://www.gametrailers.com/video/sdcc-10-gt-tv-extended/702452 This interview,]] (content starts 10 minutes in) reveals an alternate story for God of War 3. Zeus would have been killed at the beginning of the game and the gods from EgyptianMythology and NorseMythology would fight the Olympians and Titans for control over the world. The game would end with all the gods dead, Kratos killing himself to reunite with his family and TheThreeWiseMen following the Star of David.

** Josh Keaton ([[WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan Spider-Man]]) is the Spartan warrior [[spoiler:that Kratos accidentally kills]] in the second game.

* HilariousInHindsight: TesshoGenda's Japanese voice as Kratos can be considered as such if you take into account he voiced [[spoiler:Kurama]] [[{{Naruto}} The Nine-tailed Fox]], and Kratos' job is destroying creatures like him during all the games.

** Creator/CoreyBurton: Zeus In the second and third game.
** Creator/ClancyBrown: Hades in the third game.
** JenniferHale: Erinyes.
** Creator/CrispinFreeman: Helios.

** TesshoGenda: Kratos
** HoukoKuwashima: Pandora
** MamiKoyama: Hera
** TakakoHonda: Lahkesis
** KenichiOgata: Poseidon ([[TheOtherDarrin only in GOW III]])
** Creator/DaisukeNamikawa: Helios ([[TheOtherDarrin only in GOW III]])
** KiyoyukiYanada: Hercules
** ShozoIizuka: Cronos
** YukoKaida: Persephone
** The Titan Atlas is voiced by Michael Clarke Duncan, the Kingpin in the Film Adaptation of ''{{Daredevil}}'', and the go-to guy in Hollywood for "Freaking Huge Black Dude". Not to mention Harry Hamlin [[ClashOfTheTitans reprising his role]] as Perseus.
** While Gaia is voiced by Linda Hunt (who also voiced Grandmother Willow (a talking tree) in {{Pocahontas}}) in the first two games, she is voiced by Susan Blakeslee in the 3rd game, who played ''[[Disney/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]]'' in the ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' games.
** In the third game, Hercules was voiced by Kevin Sorbo, and Malcolm [=McDowell=] as Daedalus. In the second game, Paul Eiding voices Theseus (and did the voice of Zeus in the first game), Debi Mae West voices Atropos, and Josh Keaton voices the young Spartan whom [[spoiler:Kratos eventually kills]]. All three have lent their voices to [[Franchise/MetalGear another series]].
** Speaking of Franchise/MetalGear veterans, in the second game, Hercules was originally going to appear voiced by CamClarke, who also famously voiced [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia another Kratos]] ([[ItsPronouncedTroPAY Well, "KRAH-tos"]]).
** Clancy Brown, best known for [[SpongeBobSquarePants Mr. Krabs]] / [[Film/{{Highlander}} The Kurgan]] / [[WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Lex flippin' Luthor]] is Hades. Not only that, but he uses the same voice he did for [[Franchise/CrashBandicoot Uka Uka]]!
** If you ''ever'' heard the Japanese language (wherever there is. Domestically, that's easy to do in ''Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny''), you'll notice that Kratos is voiced by TesshoGenda, AKA [[TransformersGeneration1 Optimus]] [[Film/{{Transformers}} Prime]]. [[OhCrap We're screwed]]...
*** At last, a sensible justification for '''[[Film/{{Transformers}} "GIVE ME YOUR FACE!"]]'''
** And in the third, Helios, the ''Sun God'', is voiced by Creator/CrispinFreeman, a man known [[VideoGame/{{Castlevania}} for]] [[{{Hellsing}} his]] [[BloodPlus vampires]].
** Fans of Fox's sitcom ''Series/LivingSingle'' would have [[WTHCastingAgency trouble]] imagining perpetually-pissed Kratos being voiced by T.C. Carson - the same guy who played mostly mellow and suave Kyle.
*** He's also the Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse Mace Windu, which is considerably less WTH.
** Rip Torn (Hephaestus) voiced [[Disney/{{Hercules}} a different (much purer) Zeus]] and AprilStewart (Aphrodite) voiced [[WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom a different Pandora]].
** Was more of a brief cameo appearance than anything else, but Artemis was [[Series/{{Farscape}} Claudia]] [[Series/{{Stargate SG-1}} Black]].
** The soldier from the above-mentioned EscortMission begs for his life with the [[RobPaulsen voice]] of [[PinkyAndTheBrain Pinky]]. Thanks for making us murder our childhoods, Sony!
** Fans of the LegacyOfKain series might recognize minor character Peirithous as Simon Templeman, voice of Kain.
*** What a coincidence! Also in the Italian game Peirithous and Kain share the same voice actor, also known for [[Manga/DragonBall Piccolo]].
** And Hermes is basically just much more dickish version of [[ShadowsoftheDamned Johnson]].

** Clancy Brown, best known for [[SpongeBobSquarePants Mr. Krabs]] / [[Film/{{Highlander}} The Kurgan]] / [[WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Lex flippin' Luthor]] is Hades. Not only that, but he uses the same voice he did for [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot Uka Uka]]!

** CrispinFreeman: Helios.

** CoreyBurton: Zeus In the second and third game.

* HilariousInHindsight: TesshoGenda's Japanese voice as Kratos can be considered as such if you take into account he voiced [[spoiler:Kurama]] [[{{Naruto}} The Nine-tailed Fox]], and Kratos' job is destroying creatures like him during all the games.

** ClancyBrown: Hades in the third game.

* HilariousInHindsight: TesshoGenda's Japanese voice as Kratos can be considered as such if you take in account he voiced [[spoiler:Kurama]] [[{{Naruto}} The Nine-tailed Fox]], and Kratos' job is destroying creatures like him during all the games.

** DaisukeNamikawa: Helios ([[TheOtherDarrin only in GOW III]])

** TakakoHonda: Lachesis

** JenniferHale: Erinyes