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Ares: Prehistory - Present[]
So, it turns out that the Greek Gods were real, well… sorta. The gods were the creations of the Titans (the primordial beings, not the teenage superheroes living in a tower), who were in turn creations of even more powerful primordial beings. Anyway, I don’t have the time to give a full rundown of this guy’s whole history so let me just sum it by saying that when the gods overthrew their makers and set up shop on Olympus, Ares was named god of war, masculinity, anger, violence, bloodshed, and whole lot of other unpleasant things.
Early on, he was a patron of the Amazons and they worshiped him as they had the other beings of the Olympian pantheon. Some myths even cite that Queen Hippolyta was his daughter but I have learned this was more of a “spiritual” relationship as Hippolyta was once a devout worshiper of Ares. The Queen of the Amazons raised her daughters to respect the gods, Ares included. When Diana ventured out into the mortal realm, she took part in may wars, the Hundred Years’ War chief among them and became so embroiled in war that Ares was the god to which she would pray most regularly, making countless sacrifices in his name and even naming her daughter Aresia to honor the god.
However, unknown to Diana, Ares had been on the opposite side of the conflict in most of those wars and her interference with his plans did not go unnoticed. By sheer coincidence, Diana had defeated a trio of Ares’ English agents in the war: a Duke, an Earl, and a Count; all three fell to Diana’s blade. In retaliation, Ares sent Hermes to Themyscira to notify Hippolyta of his half-sister’s whereabouts, resulting in her being captured and taken from her family. It was by his own recently confession that we know it was Ares that had told Steppenwolf of the Amazons, which allowed the Apokaliptan to train his daughter in fighting styles that would counter the Amazonian fighting techniques and better turn Aresia against her mother.
As a god of rage, Ares is on to hold eternal grudges and though he visits Earth rarely, when he does, you can bet he’ll be up to no good. Good thing we have Wonder Woman to stop him.[1]
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- God: Son of Hera and Zeus, Ares is divine by birth and has all the rights and luxuries of being a true-born prince of Olympus.
- Champion of Olympus: By decree of the Six, Ares is recognized as the Champion of Olympus and is the rightful representative of the Pantheon in challenges of combat. This tradition also gives Ares the right to summon the five legendary elemental warriors, known as the Sown-Ones to aid him in battle. The five Sown-Ones spring forth from the ground around Ares at his command and fight without flaw, fear, mercy, or remorse
- God of War: Ares holds the honor of being the God of War. The deaths of those who fall in battle are counted among his prayers as is every drop of blood shed. Ares can not only sense when a battle is taking place, but can immediately relocate himself to join the battle at the moment of its first death.
- God of Violence: Naturally, as the God of War, Ares' natural ability is his penchant for violence. Not only is Ares able to use any weapon or execute any style of fighting intuitively, but he knows where to strike to cause the most damage or pain to a mortal body
- God of Civil Order & Anarchy: Contrary to popular belief, but Ares actually is worshiped in times of peace, as the God of Civil Order and as such is worshiped by law enforcement, watchmen, and city guard alike. However, when a city falls to anarchy, Ares also receives worship as the God of Rebellion and Anarchy. His powers under this role allow him to identify if a mortal is an enforcer or insurgent when he hears them speak and knows which laws are enforced in the locale in which he is present
- Keeper of the Arsenal of Three: Crafted recently by his brother Hephaestus, Ares owns three weapons which can become any form of weaponry, armor, or tool associated with war that the user wishes. In the form of weapons, being made of orichalcum and adamant, the arsenal is able to hurt and kill divine beings. Ammunition and fuel may be required to make use of the weapon if that form should require such
- Inheritance and Birthright: Gods of Olympus will inherit three abilities: One Inheritance from their mother (or matron), one Inheritance from their father (or patron), and one unique ability called the Birthright.
- Maternal Inheritance: Command: As a son of Hera, Ares can flood a sentient being's mind with fear, compelling them to do as he desires. Only those with a willpower weaker than Ares are affected to the full effect. Those that are affected will often have a residual of Ares for several days, making more subsequent attempts more likely to succeed. Contined usage of this ability over time can leave targets traumatized.
- Paternal Inheritance: Arete of Charisma: As a son of Zeus, Ares can be disarming charming and seductive (or feared), gaining a passive influence over people's emotions and thoughts regarding him, and inclining them to have stronger feelings towards him. When Ares draws attentions to himself this effect is more potent. Due to Ares' reputation, many will be predisposed to fear him regardless of his intentions.
- Personal Birthright: Arete of Conflict: Ares has a natural aptitude for conflict and war. Because of this, he has an innate aptitude for armor, weaponry, combat, and tactics of all kinds. Upon handling any weapons or instrument of war not previously encountered, Ares will quickly develop a practical proficiency with it.[2]
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- His three weapons transform into any weapon he'd like. As an example, he is holding all three of these weapons in his Modern portrait: his spear becomes a sword, his shield becomes a shotgun, his short sword becomes a pistol. Ares' shield and spear is literally the symbol of Mars, a planet named after him (and the practically universal symbol for "male").
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- In almost every retelling of the Amazons and Ares in DC Comics, the history and dynamics of their relationship varies. For this reason, Roy went for a more classical approach to the character from the myths and blended in a more personal vendetta against Wonder Woman. This version of Ares is also used in his other series NeOlympus.
- The duke, earl and count mentioned are references to the Duke of Deception, the Earl of Greed, and the Count of Conquest, classic Wonder Woman villains from the comics.
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