10 Video Game Heroes Who Are Actually Terrible At Their Jobs

8. Kratos (God of War Series)

Job: Servant of the Gods/God of War

games-video-kratos-gow-god-of-war-456176

Kratos has it made in God of War II: after slaughtering Ares at the climax of the first game, he has risen to take the former god€™s throne. But it€™s just not enough. Kratos€™ reign is a brutal one, and though he€™s warned time after time by Athena and her father, he refuses to cease his violent campaign. Zeus tricks Kratos into giving up his powers and is promptly betrayed by the gods of Olympus. As he falls into the void, Kratos vows revenge, but, really, the whole thing is his fault. He's never been a particularly sympathetic character, as his insatiable lust for violence and vengeance is what gets him into trouble. If he had just learned to get a handle on that rage and gone to some Grecian form of anger management, he could have become a great god of war instead of killing all the other gods and dooming everyone to chaos.
 
Posted On: 
Contributor
Contributor

Javy Gwaltney is an aspiring author, screenwriter, and essayist from South Carolina. He also likes to write about video games. You can find his articles on those at Bitmob and Whatculture! If you like, you can follow him on twitter: https://twitter.com/JavyIV