


The Gorgons Kratos meet in this game have a more snake-like head compared to the human-like Gorgons of the other games. Foregone Conclusion: Kratos will manage to escape from his oath of loyalty to Aries.Guardian Entity: Tisiphone's Daimon, who she uses to fly and can also attack Kratos in battle.God Save Us From the Queen: Alecto is the Queen of the Furies, and is just as evil as her sisters.Girl-On-Girl Is Hot: Tisiphone uses that as part of her strategy to distract Kratos and lure him into a trap.Flunky Boss: The Manticore in Delphi pukes smaller versions of himself to fight you in the second phase of his boss battle.Castor have a beautiful female slave on his lap when Kratos meets him.Tisiphone uses an illusion where several women with their breasts exposed fawn all over Kratos and try to seduce him, in order to drag him into a trap.Fan Disservice: There are several female enemies with their human breasts exposed, but the rest of their bodies are so animal-like or simply uncanny that any fanservice factor is eliminated.Defector From Decadence: Orkos betrays the Furies after deciding that the pact between Kratos and Ares is unfair.Dark Is Evil: Alecto is heavily associated with the color black and is the leader of the antagonists.Breath Weapon: The Ice Chimera launches waves of ice from its mouth.Body Horror: Megaera's flies modify their hosts' bodies in ways that aren't pleasant or good to look at.The Furies drive him mad and he dies from either starvation or thirst, desperately trying to complete his statue of Apollo. Beethoven Was an Alien Spy: Archimedes dies in a very different way in this universe.Bad Boss: Castor kills a subordinate for asking for food and rest, and later orders his subordinates to fight Kratos despite the obvious difference in size.The Chimera Kratos encounters at Delphi can launch freezing ice waves from its mouth.The Ice of Poseidon gives Kratos' blades the power to freeze enemies.

Of course, that's a reference to the Python, a snake monster slain by Apollo, the god of prophecy, in Delphi. Animal Motifs: Snakes are all around the temple of Delphi.And I Must Scream: Aegaeon is still alive only because the Furies considered death too merciful he can still move his eyes a little, but is otherwise immobile.Tropes used in God of War: Ascension include:
