Mystery Spartan stands tall on God of War teaser site

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A mystery figure has appeared in the latest update to the God of War teaser site "SpartansStandTall." His reflection (captured above) momentarily flashes on screen during the video loop of the site's rendered thunderstorm. This is the second update to the site; its URL is revealed to players that unlock the God of War 3 Platinum Trophy.

The apparent meter that circles the icon in the upper right corner of the full screen (not pictured) is now three-quarters full (it was one-quarter full to start and was filled to halfway upon the first update), suggesting that the next update will display a full meter and perhaps the ultimate reveal. (DLC? Spin-off? 3D Blu-ray movie? It's anyone's guess.) The icon itself is thought to be representative of the Spartan army's shield; the upside-down "V" being the Greek letter Lamba, standing for "Lacedaemon" (what the ancient Greeks called Sparta).

So who is this mystery man? He certainly looks like he could be angry. And anger has always fueled this franchise, which still has some venting to do.

[Thanks, Geoff]

Reader Comments (70)

he's holding a weapon in his right hand.

He might use the weapon in his right hand on something.

The something that he might use the weapon on may be injured once the task is accomplished.

And once the task is accomplished he will be finished with what he has done.

The End

Just so we're clear, we're talking about masturbation...right?

Chris: So is this thing good to go?

Robot surgen: Yep, but i'd practice on a hotdog first or you might rip your dick off.

BRILLIANT!

It looks like Kratos in some sort of Tunic/Toga to me.

That's exactly what I was thinking

did NOBODY notice the ear on the left side of the image?

come on people. Platinum your games. The suspense is killing me.

Did they say that's how the meter get's filled?

It's a pretty cool idea if it is.

@Mr.ESC: the purpose of trophies is to reward you for doing something extraordinary or tough. Why would you get a trophy for beating the game with something like unlimited health and ammo? That would be something you do for fun not for any sort of reward. The reward is all the chaos that you would wreak using aforementioned power ups.

Didn't Uncharted 2 allow people to unlock trophies while using Cheats like Unlimited Ammo?

I got a platinum on it yesterday :D (first platinum i ever get)
great game, totally worth the hours i put into it

GOW 1 and 2 ported to Wii?

Ok now i'm just being ridiculous :(

yeah since sony owns the ip..

Anytime James, I hope it's Kratos's brother, but it is still too hard to tell, ugh!

It's Kevin Bacon.

You're right. I'd recognize that penis anywhere!

Bacon flavored sausage! You're a genius.

I am still going to say it is Kratos brother that was mentioned in God of War 1's bonus features

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdIOCVp36uQ

You mean this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX7IubPjcs4&feature=related

I don't care who it is just give me more GOW

^ this.

This game is why i still have my ps3!

I would have sold it a long time ago!

atx, if you can't find some worthwhile PS3 games other than this excellent game, then something is wrong with you. It's got so many great reasons to play it at this point.