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I had not seen anything like it in my youth. Despite the extremely heavy armor, Pandora’s Guardian can backflip like a ballerina and do parkour with the best of ’em. The image of Kratos standing fearlessly as the beast lets out his war cry stayed with me, it was then I knew Kratos was truly fearless. It was so different from everything else, being that his armor was so mechanical, complete with moving parts and exhaust ports. I’m thinking of the first time I had a showdown with this armored minotaur, I remember being so surprised by his design. This boss might seem like an outlier on this list, especially for people who have replayed the first God of War multiple times, so let’s say it is a very personal choice. In his final moments, Ares did make a good choice of words on his knees, telling the new God of War, “I only wanted to make you a great warrior” to which Kratos barks back, “you succeeded” as evidenced by this list. This is a three-part duel, starting with all the weapons and abilities Kratos acquired throughout the game, then a psychological battle against himself, and the final showdown with a new weapon. The game did a great job of building up to this fight, even having you pass by the location of the final battle earlier in the game and walk on the instrument of Ares’s death. He saved Kratos from death on the battlefield, imbued him with godly weapons and then tried to mold Kratos into his own personal champion. Ares could be seen as the catalyst of Kratos’s entire journey in a sense. Seems only fitting to start this list with the first fallen god from whom the franchise has based its name. Let’s take a quick dive into the 10 most memorable boss fights in the original God of War trilogy. Take note ye Nordic gods, for the God of War himself, is treading toward your gates, and he doesn’t play well with others’ mythology. Could even the most diabolical and sinister Greek minds imagine that every major figure in their culture would be gutted, torn, crushed, shredded to pieces, bludgeoned, burned, and just outright murdered by a fictional Spartan for the sake of entertainment? Could we just smile at them afterwards and say “Hey at least some of the lore and themes intact, right?” It’s just sitting underneath the oceans of blood and chaos unleashed by Kratos, the Ghost of Sparta, during the original God of War trilogy.