Sisters of Fate

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"There is no power greater than the Sisters of Fate. If you challenge us, you... will...
die!" - Lahkesis The Sisters of Fate.
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Greek MythologyEdit
Referred to in Mythology as the Moirae, or the Fates; Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos,
were the daughters of Themis, Titan Goddess of Divine Law, and Zeus, King of the
Gods.
As the three Sisters of Fate, Lahkesis, Atropos, and Clotho, determined the fates of
every mortal, God, andTitan. Clotho weaved the Threads of Fate, beginning all lives.
Lahkesis embellished the threads, which decided the events that would occur in
every being's life. Finally, Atropos cut the threads, ending a life. The Fates held
power over even divine entities, such as Zeus or Gaia. Contrary to the games,
mythology said that the power of the Fates was absolute, even for Zeus. Though
there are several references made to the possibility of Zeus changing Fate, he does
not. In some tales and mythology, the Sisters of Fate are called the Moirae.
In the God of War seriesEdit
God of War IIEdit
In God of War II, after being betrayed by Zeus, Kratos was stripped of his godly
power and killed. Although he managed to fght his way out of Hades, he was still
mortal, and thus it was literally impossible for him to climb Mount Olympus to face
Zeus. The only way he could get his revenge would be to change the way events had
played out-to change his fate. To do so, he travelled to the Island of Creation to fnd
the Loom of Fate, which has the power to control time and thus the power to let
Kratos change his past.
To control the Loom, Kratos had to battle the three Sisters of Fate, who have never
before allowed anyone to change their past, and who are especially against the idea
of giving Kratos this power, frightened that the Ghost of Sparta would bring doom to
the world should he use it. At frst, Lahkesis confronted Kratos alone.
When bested by Kratos, Lahkesis summoned her sister Atropos from within a mirror.
Atropos carried Kratos through the mirror, back in time, to the fnal fght between
Kratos and Ares. She threatened to kill Kratos' past self by destroying the Blade of
the Gods - without it, Ares would triumph over the Spartan, and the Kratos fghting
the Sisters would retroactively be erased from existence. Kratos protected the sword
and defeated Atropos, thereby hurling him back to Lahkesis' throne room. Desperate,
Lahkesis and Atropos fought Kratos together. He defeated them by throwing them
into one of their inter-dimensional mirrors and shattering it, thereby imprisoning them
in it.
The fnal sister, the hideously deformed Clotho, awaited Kratos in the Loom
Chamber beyond. While Kratos made his way to her head, he disabled fve of her
smaller arms blocking his way up. Once at the top level, he disabled her two main
arms, giving him time to bring up a giant swinging blade. With this blade, he impaled
Clotho through her head, killing the last of the Sisters of Fate and fnally granting
himself the power to change the past and control time.
God of War IIIEdit
During his fnal confrontation with Zeus, Kratos becomes forced to confront all the
fears and evils of his past. As he does, he fnds himself in a sea of blood, where he
can hear the voices of all he has killed. Amongst the voices, the Sisters of Fate can
be heard. They say "You cannot change your Destiny, Mortal...", a line they said to
Kratos in God of War II. If the player stays in the pool of blood long enough, they can
also hear the Sisters say, "Your soul may never fnd peace for what you have
become."
Trivia Edit
Lahkesis has a double voice when she speaks as she holds Atropos in her
body.
Clotho is the biggest of the sisters, despite being the youngest.
Atropos is lying on the Blade of the Gods when Kratos beats her, yet when
the past incarnation of Kratos takes the sword, he doesn't seem to notice her
lying on it. On the other hand, Kratos' past self was probably more concerned
with fghting Ares, so his failure to spot Atropos may not be too surprising. Yet
another possibility is that, the future Kratos and Atropos were simultaneously
existing in that time, while at the same time not, with no one aware of their
presence in the battle.
The Sisters' designs refect their duties in mythology: Clotho resembles a
bloated silkworm and weaves the threads of life; Lahkesis "embellishes" the
threads and resembles a priestess (also being the Fate most involved in
communicating with the outside world); and Atropos, who cuts the threads, has
massive talons on her fngers.
Atropos
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Atropos
Biographical Information
Died Temple of the Fates
Lives in Temple of the Fates
Physical Description
Species Gods
Gender Female
Status Deceased
Eye Colour White
Family Information
Family em!ers
Lahkesis (sister)
lotho (sister)
Affiliations
God of F!t!re
Behind the Scenes
"oice By
Debi "ae West (God of War ##)
"ari$a Gordo$ (God of War ###)
First Appearance God of War ##
Last Appearance God of War ##
"We control your destiny, foolish mortal! With a whim we can end your life...or allow
you to live. Search your memory Kratos!'"- Atropos
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Greek MythologyEdit
In Greek mythology, Atropos was the Sister of Fate who endedmortal's lives by
cutting their thread of life.
God of War IIEdit
Atropos is the eldest Sister of Fate. Perhaps the cruelest of the sisters, she has the
power to alter the histories of anyone she chooses. She spends the majority of her
time within the body ofLahkesis. After Kratos defeats Lahkesis, who refuses to help
him, Atropos reveals herself as she grabs Kratos and uses the mirrors to bring him to
the past, where he battled Ares. On top of the Blade of the Gods, the sword that
allowed Kratos to kill Ares, Atropos attempted to change Kratos' fate by destroying
the sword. Atropos battled Kratos and was eventually defeated, and left trapped in
the past. When Lahkesis attacked once again, Atropos was partially freed from her
mirror prison. However, the two sisters were not able to kill Kratos, who used
the Amulet of the Fates to give himself enough time to beat Atropos back into the
mirror. Kratos then proceeded to shatter it, leaving Atropos unable to help her sister
for a time. In the end, Kratos defeated both Atropos and Lahkesis at once when the
former attempted to hold him still, only for Kratos to escape and trick Lahkesis into
stabbing Atropos instead. Kratos then used the sisters' last interdimensional mirror to
trap them inside before shattering it, erasing them from existence.
Powers and AbilitiesEdit
Atropos has complete control over destiny and time and isImmortal, like her sisters.
She also has the power of fight as well as the ability to project green energy as a
homing orb or as a powerful beam. As one of the Sisters of Fate, she has the ability
to end anyone's life at a will. Her hands are betaloned monstrosities, which can
cause great damage to anyone who strays too close, and are used for cutting the
threads of time.
TriviaEdit
If you don't succeed in preventing Atropos from breaking the sword, the sword
breaks and Kratos dies.
Unlike Lahkesis, Atropos does not use a staf to channel her power.
One of Atropos attacks resembles an attack by a Gorgon.
Clotho
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Clotho
Biographical Information
Died Temple of the Fates
Lives in Temple of the Fates
Physical Description
Species God
Gender
Female
Status Deceased
Eye Colour White
Family Information
Family em!ers
Lahkesis (%ister)
Atropos (%ister)
Affiliations
God of &ast
Behind the Scenes
"oice By
%!sa$ %ilo (God of War ##)
"ari$a Gordo$ (God of War ###)
First Appearance God of War ##
Last Appearance God of War ##
"It is through my threads that all life is born. You must not tamper with destiny,
Kratos. You will destroy everything." - Clotho
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Greek MythologyEdit
In Greek mythology, Clotho was the youngest of the three Sisters of Fate and the
spinner of the Threads of Fate, often referred to as the Threads of Life. She is often
depicted as a young maiden.
God of War IIEdit
In God of War, she is depicted as a monstrously bloated humanoid silk worm-like
creature with multiple arms and breasts. She is immobile (unlike her sisters), and
resides deep within the Loom Chamber. After
battling Lahkesis and Atropos, Kratos fnds Clotho, who warns him not to tamper with
the threads of life. Kratos defes Clotho in order to complete his goal, taking her body
out in various stages while she attempted to hold him of with her many arms.
Ultimately, she met her demise when Kratos impaled her skull with a large, swinging,
blade-like pendulum (which is found at the bottom of Clotho's apparatus).
TriviaEdit
She is by far the largest of the Sisters of Fate, as well as the youngest.
Ironically, Clotho is quite ugly compared to most depictions of her in mythology.
It's interesting to note that even after her defeat, her consciousness somehow
survived; Kratos could still hear her disembodied voice taunting him, claiming
he'd never fnd his own thread.
Lahkesis
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"It was I who deemed that the Titans lose the Great War... and I who have allowed
you to come this far." - Lahkesis
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Lah#esis
Biographical Information
Died Temple of the Fates
Lives in Temple of the Fates
Physical Description
Species Gods
Gender
Female
Status Deceased
Eye Colour White
Family Information
Family em!ers
Atropos (sister)
lotho (sister)
Affiliations
God of &rese$t
Behind the Scenes
"oice By Lei'h(Ally$ )aker
First Appearance God of War ##
Last Appearance God of War ##
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Greek MythologyEdit
In Greek mythology, Lahkesis is the second oldest, and possibly the least cruel, of
the three Sisters of Fate who determine the destinies of Gods and mortals alike. It is
her duty to "embellish" the Threads of Fate, which then determines how a person
lives their life.
God of War IIEdit
In God of War II, Lahkesis allowed the Gods to win the Titan War and purposely
allowed Kratos to meet with her. Lahkesis is the only sister who Kratos sees and
speaks with before he actually confronts them in their temple. When he arrived, she
told him he cannot change his fate. But the Ghost of Sparta, fueled by Gaia's
encouragement, fought against her at herthrone. When he defeats her, she
summons Atropos to take him back into the past to his fght with Ares to destroy
theBlade of the Gods so he'd die in both time lines. But he stopped the sister and
returned to the Throne Room to fght both of them. He then imprisons both of them in
a mirror and then shatters it, erasing them from existence.
Powers and AbilitiesEdit
Lahkesis is very fast, has Super Agility, Premonition, High Resistance, Immortality
and can Fly with her wings. Her staf allows her to deliver damaging swipes at
Kratos, summon projectiles to throw at him, and deliver a beam of energy to the foor,
causing it to damage all who touch it.
She can also throw her staf in a boomerang-like style, which causes it to deliver a
barrage of falling projectiles, and create large balls of energy which explode after
some time. Her staf is only a channel of her abilities, as she can be seen using it for
most of her attacks.
At times, Lahkesis can act like a Fates Statue, and have theAmulet of the Fates used
on her to slow down time. Additionally, she can possess statues that bear her
likeness to speak to people from a distance.
TriviaEdit
If Cronos' Rage is used while Lahkesis creates a ball of energy, the two will
cancel each other out.
Lahkesis seems to admire or model herself after a phoenix, a mythological
creature which is said to burst into fames upon its death and is reborn from the
ashes. In God of War II, Kratos frees and uses a phoenix to fy up to the
phoenix-like structure where the Sisters of Fate reside. Lahkesis' staf also has
a phoenix shape carved at the top.
For some reason her name is misspelled in the game (and consequently in all
literature based on or referring to the game): is transcribed as
Lachesis or Lakhesis.