God Of War Ascension Script -

(Note the script emphasizes Kratos' desperation here—he is a Spartan General losing a war, making the deal out of pride, not malice.)

"I am Orkos. I am... like you. A pawn in a game played by Ares. He seeks to overthrow Olympus. The Furies are his enforcers. They bind us to our oaths. But I found a way to resist. I can help you break free." god of war ascension script

The third act twist—that to break the Oath, Kratos must literally kill Orkos—is superb tragedy. Orkos begs for death as a release from his own enslavement. Kratos, for the first time in the series’ chronology, hesitates. The script gives us a moment of quiet before the storm: Kratos cradling the creature he must destroy to be free. (Note the script emphasizes Kratos' desperation here—he is

While Kratos fights the Furies (Alecto, Tisiphone, and Megaera), the script is building toward the moment he officially rejects Ares completely. A pawn in a game played by Ares