God of War was first released in North America on March 22, 2005. Kratos is introduced as a servant of Gods who is tasked by Athena to kill her brother Ares (the real God of war) who is destroying Athens, in return she promises to rid himself of his nightmare which is haunting him.
The Game start at the end of Kratos's tale. Unfortunately, the end is our hero committing suicide, unable to live with the carnage he's committed. But it was not always the same,
Kratos was once as normal as you or I - that is, if you or I was a fierce Spartan warrior with a career of service under his belt. However, war is hell, and Kratos's fortunes turned when his regiment was brutally massacred while clashing with a barbarian horde. Desperate to survive and avenge his men, Kratos called out to Ares, the titular God of War, and offered his life in servitude to him in exchange for power. And power was granted - Kratos became a superhuman engine of destruction with two mystical weapons, the Blades of Chaos, permanently affixed to his forearms, and proceeded to serve Ares in his machinations on Earth.
