| Ares | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Title: | God of War |
| Race: | God |
| Age: | Immortal |
| Originally From: | Mount Olympus |
| Parents: | Zeus (Father) Hera (Mother) |
| Children: | Cupid
Deimos |
| Interests: | Xena |
| Significant Kills: | Eli |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Height: | 6'2 ½ |
| Status: | Immortal |
| Character Information | |
| Show: | Xena: Warrior Princess |
| Portrayed by: | Kevin Smith |
| GALLERY | |
- "Pain is just nature's way of saying: 'Hey, you´re alive!"
- — Ares, God of War
Ares is the Greek God of war and violence, has a strong rivalry with his half-brother Hercules, as well as a love-hate relationship with Xena.
He took Xena under his wing as his protege, sometime after she first met with Caesar. He also gave her the Chakram, sometime after she left Chin and headed towards the Norselands. He continues to follow her throughout the series, tempting her back to her old ways, but eventually, gives up and turns into more of a hinderance than an enemy because he falls in love with her.
He also takes quite a liking to Gabrielle, trying to seduce her away from her travels with Xena and tempt her to become his new protege. The two become good friends after he resurrects her in "Motherhood".
Ares' relationship with Hercules is fueled by jealousy because Zeus, (their father), has always favored and liked him over Ares and his siblings. Thus Ares is motivated to constantly try to destroy his demi-god half brother. - Xena Wiki
Notes[]
- Ares is one of the five characters to have appeared in every season of Xena: Warrior Princess. The other four are Gabrielle, Cyrene, Xena and Joxer.
- Ares and Aphrodite have appeared in 10 series each, more than any other character. Ares has appearances more than Aphrodite.
- Like many of his co-stars, Kevin Smith's American accent was put on, as he was from New Zealand.
- Lost his immortality three times.