The shadow archetype character Kratos, from the god of war video game, is loosely based on Greek mythology and has all the criteria of the hero’s journey. Kratos is a noble Spartan warrior with a humble life accompanied by his wife and daughter. Ares visits Kratos; promising him great power or his allegiance. Kratos receives the blades of chaos from Ares for pledging his loyalty. Soon after, Ares tricks him by making him hallucinate demons, and unknowingly kills his family, Kratos then becomes the “Ghost of Sparta”. He soon learns, after confronting Ares and almost being killed himself that Zeus is his father when Zeus comes to console him about his mortal family. He is enraged and vows vengeance on the gods that allowed this travesty. He eventually
