History Series / AthenaGoddessOfWar

* CoolGuns: The Daewoo K11's one of them. A few include M4/[=M4A1s=].

* RareGuns: The Daewoo K11 assault rifle made its debut in South Korean TV. I totally wished the airburst grenades were used.

''Athena: Goddess of War'' (아테나: 전쟁의 여신) is a 2010-11 espionage drama that served as a spin-off from ''Series/{{Iris}}'', created as a follow-up when IRIS had high ratings in South Korea and Japan. While a majority of the characters are new to the storyline, a few from IRIS appear as cameos with a few celebrities. The show had been previously broadcasted by [=SBS=].

* NonActionGuy: Those in the Situation Room.

* RealityEnsues:
** At first, no cars are at the Incheon Bridge in the shootout.
** Pretty much you can call on police and military special response units to help, but calling on a gunship?

* AnyoneCanDie: Some did die. Don't wanna list them.

* BottomlessMagazines: Seen somewhat.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Seon-Hwa swearing revenge on the North Korean government after State Security Department agents [[spoiler: assassinated her family in New Zealand while living the life of a civilian when the SSD mandated that she's suppose to be the target.]]

* HatesEveryoneEqually: Son Hyuk. Where can I start? That's right! He bitterly hates Jung-Woo for "taking away" Hye-In, NTS for foiling his Athena-backed plans, Athena for not letting Hye-In back due to her questionable actions and Yong-Gwan for being such a pain in the head-type opponent.

* RealPersonCameo: Music/{{BoA|Korea}} and and briefly, two members of SHINee

* CoolShades: Done.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Several of the characters in the show have this.

* EliteMooks: NTS Special Reaction Team.
* FacelessGoons: Averted.

* FingerTwitchingRevival

* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Not always.

* LeaveNoSurvivors: After the raid on NTS HQ.

* MissionControl: No need to explain.

* RealityEnsues: At first, no cars are at the Incheon Bridge in the shootout.

* TheCameo: A few and the newbies includes singers and a Japan-based Zainichi Korean [=MMA=] fighter. In fact, Douglas Day Stewart was in the show and he did okay despite the fact that he's a movie/TV writer in America.
* TheDragon: Andy to Son Hyuk in both the DIS and Athena.

* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Done here.

* FakeRussian: Korean-American actor Ricky Lee Neely as Russian mafia boss Viktor Sevcenkov/Sasha. His Russian ain't bad too.

* WarForFunAndProfit: The reason why Athena launched terror attacks against Seoul's plan to use indigenous nuclear technology. If Seoul uses profits in technology transfer for peace talks, then the group would have a hard time gaining revenue from buying and selling energy resources. Like their Iris counterparts, Athena gains revenue through contractor services and resource managements in wars and regime changes.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The production team wanted to cast in a Korean male actor who has the same success as Lee Byung-Hun for their international release. Unfortunately, they couldn't do it as no one has the same appeal as Lee

* WarForFunAndProfit: The reason why Athena launched terror attacks against Seoul's plan to use indigenous nuclear technology. If Seoul uses profits in technology transfer for peace talks, then the group would have a hard time gaining revenue from buying and selling energy resources.

Taewon Entertainment currently plans to make a movie version of the series, as well as having Athena characters appear as cameos in IRIS 2 and in future sequels. Prior to the show's unveiling, many news media outlets believed that Athena would be known as IRIS 2. As of now, there are no further details as to what would happen to a future Athena movie version and on the future of the show.

Soundtrack [=CD=]s were also released to the public, showcasing music from [[GirlsGeneration Taeyeon]], TVXQ, Kangta, and Music/{{BoA|Korea}} for the first release on February 11, 2011 while the follow-up, released shortly thereafter on February 16, 2011, contained vocal contributions by Park Hyo-shin, Browneyed Soul, Jang Jae-in, Supreme Team, and 8Eight. They were both sold in South Korea and in Japan. CD singles for Athena based on insert songs were also released.

Soundtrack [=CD=]s were also released to the public, showcasing music from Taeyeon, TVXQ, Kangta, and Music/{{BoA|Korea}} for the first release on February 11, 2011 while the follow-up, released shortly thereafter on February 16, 2011, contained vocal contributions by Park Hyo-shin, Browneyed Soul, Jang Jae-in, Supreme Team, and 8Eight. They were both sold in South Korea and in Japan. CD singles for Athena based on insert songs were also released.

''Athena: Goddess of War'' (아테나: 전쟁의 여신) is a 2010-11 espionage drama that served as a spin-off from [[{{Iris}} IRIS]], created as a follow-up when IRIS had high ratings in South Korea and Japan. While a majority of the characters are new to the storyline, a few from IRIS appear as cameos with a few celebrities. The show had been previously broadcasted by [=SBS=].

* RealPersonCameo: BoA and and briefly, two members of SHINee

Soundtrack [=CD=]s were also released to the public, showcasing music from Taeyeon, TVXQ, Kangta, and BoA for the first release on February 11, 2011 while the follow-up, released shortly thereafter on February 16, 2011, contained vocal contributions by Park Hyo-shin, Browneyed Soul, Jang Jae-in, Supreme Team, and 8Eight. They were both sold in South Korea and in Japan. CD singles for Athena based on insert songs were also released.

The TV series takes place in the middle of IRIS when the South Korean government authorizes a black ops mission in Japanese soil to rescue a defecting North Korean scientist named Kim Myung Guk from the FSB, which was led by Dr. Kwon Yong-Gwan. In the midst of the operation, a mysterious and heavily armed group led by a Korean-American named Son Hyuk intercepts the rescue and kills most of the black ops agents before Kwon was captured by the armed men and tortured by Son Hyuk personally to reveal who dispatched him to Japan from South Korea. Three years later, Kwon survives the ordeal before the government appointed him to lead an anti-terrorist agency called NTS (National Anti-Terror Service) to prevent terrorists from seizing/attacking anything related to TWR, which is a brand new nuclear-based technology that South Korea plans to use in securing funds needed to have a successful reunification. Among the agents assigned to NTS is Lee Jung-Woo, an ex-National Intelligence Service operative who was dispatched there. Initially feeling bored, Jung-Woo's life begins to change after he gets involved with a mysterious terrorist group called Athena.

* RealPersonCameo: BoA.

* SpyFiction: Done in episode 2 when Jung-Woo infiltrates a party in Italy with Hye-In. [[spoiler: Turns out to be a dream all along. Poor guy.]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The production team wanted to cast in a Korean male actor who has the same success as Lee Byung-Hun. Unfortunately, they couldn't do it since Lee is busy reprising his role as Storm Shadow for the upcoming [[G.I. Joe: Retaliation]] movie.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The production team wanted to cast in a Korean male actor who has the same success as Lee Byung-Hun. Unfortunately, they couldn't do it.