well, i already kinda talked about that...

but to sum it up... she exists on a higher plane now... and can view stuff objectively... zeus created her from himself, so she was very loyal/loved him... but no longer... and understands that he must be destroyed for the world to be brought to balance. thou she becomes power hungry and wants to be the sole hope for the world.

One thing that does bother me a little is that when Kratos opens the box, Zeus is not shocked by this, or is he such a good bluffer? Zeus himself took the box to Olympus and put it inside the flame 'cause he believed there was still power inside it. It's not clear if he knew Athena had summoned Hope and locked it inside with the evils (I'd say he knew about it), but it's certain he was guarding that box 'cause there was no doubt there was power still in it.

So when the box opens again, and is empty, I think he must have thought "wtf?? then where's the power?", was his reaction to mock Kratos so quick that he didn't realize this (that the power had to be somewhere else), or did he throw an instantaneous high-roller bluff?

1.) So Kratos already has the Blade of Olympus by the start of God of War 3. Why not just use it all the time? After all, it ended the great war and single-handedly defeated all the titans. It's odd that he only brings it out during certain moments. If he wanted to, he can just destroy Olympus with just one move, and wouldn't need to even climb the damn thing (judging by the cinematic in God of War 2, Zeus destroyed all the titans in one blow).

2.) Why did the gods allow Kratos to open Pandora's Box when they knew it would be a totally horrible thing to open it? It's so weird that the very reason Zeus wants to kill Kratos is because of the fear that was released from the box, but it was he who allowed that box to be opened in the first place.

3.) What's Athena's angle here? She has Kratos open the box, though she knew that the contents would eventually destroy the gods, but she sacrificed herself to save Zeus, then helps Kratos to kill him, and then wants her power back in the end. I don't understand her motives. She's like pulling a new face every game.

4.) Why was Kratos so obsessed with opening the box again in God of War 3? He already has the power to kill a god, I mean, up to that point, he's killed at least 10 gods already. I don't understand why he still had to go through all of that trouble to open the box again only to find it empty, since obviously, he already opened it before.

5.) Kratos vows that "all of Olympus shall die" but fails to kill Aphrodite. He hates all the gods, why not kill her too after "finishing" his business?

6.) I'm not too sure, but I just rewatched the ending of God of War 2 and kinda saw Chronos as one of the titans climbing Olympus. Also, in God of War 1, he was wandering around in the desert of lost souls. How is it that in God of War 3, he's found wandering around in Tartarus?

Would appreciate some explanations.

@kuuthra yeah, it's pretty obvious the Gods didn't realize they had been infected with the evils released from the box, and probably Athena placed Hope inside without Zeus knowing of it. But even if the box was still containing the evils, wouldn't Zeus react a "little" shocked to see it empty? I mean he was fooled too, but he makes it look like he wasn't...is that a bluff? or he's just so mad he's not thinking clear enough to be bothered by that thought?