History Headscratchers / GodOfWar

* How did Kratos kill the Olympians with his bare hands in 3 when he was de-powered?

** "Everyone defending and making excuses for Zeus" hardly seems accurate. But to answer your question: while Zeus was undeniably a major jerk even before succumbing to Fear, his fall to evil happened only after Olympians' worst traits became supernaturally amplified, according to half the cast in GoW III. He had his positive moments here and there, but out-of-universe he is still seen as being in the wrong. However, at the time Kratos was ever worse than him and it was Kratos who got most of the Greece killed out of his need for vengeance. Heck, Zeus' background is actually pretty similar to that of Kratos and most people do consider Kratos' actions as justified.

Yet another ''God of War III'' example: [[spoiler: if the huge majority of the Olympians dislike Pandora so much, why are there statues of her all over the place? Wouldn't the rest of the Gods want to chuck Hephaestus' statues instead of putting them on prominent display in several places?]]
* They may despise the actual Pandora due to her nature, but have nothing against some finely crafted statues.

Again in the GOW 3, much is said about Hephaestus' status as a freak, and little seems to be said about Hades. This is justifiable in the myths, as Hades was supposed to be just about as attractive as his brothers and his black smith nephew was the ugliest of all deities, but it is rather strange that Hephaestus is the one discriminated when his uncle looks like a decaying demon, while he looks like an old man with a slightly distorted face.
* Hades hides the worst of it behind that helmet of his. More importantly, he happens to be the ruler of the Underworld, is rarely seen by his brethren and is a member of the Big Three. It is also possible that Hades' appearance is due to him being disfigured by the stomach acids of Kronos and thus the gods cannot bring themselves to dispise him for his looks.

** Yet another ''God of War III'' example: [[spoiler: if the huge majority of the Olympians dislike Pandora so much, why are there statues of her all over the place? Wouldn't the rest of the Gods want to chuck Hephaestus' statues instead of putting them on prominent display in several places?]]
** They may despise the actual Pandora due to her nature, but have nothing against some finely crafted statues.

** Again in the GOW 3, much is said about Hephaestus' status as a freak, and little seems to be said about Hades. This is justifiable in the myths, as Hades was supposed to be just about as attractive as his brothers and his black smith nephew was the ugliest of all deities, but it is rather strange that Hephaestus is the one discriminated when his uncle looks like a decaying demon, while he looks like an old man with a slightly distorted face.
** Hades hides the worst of it behind that helmet of his. More importantly, he happens to be the ruler of the Underworld, is rarely seen by his brethren and is a member of the Big Three. It is also possible that Hades' appearance is due to him being disfigured by the stomach acids of Kronos and thus the gods cannot bring themselves to dispise him for his looks.

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