| Cronus | |
|---|---|
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| Biographical Information | |
| Name: | Cronus |
| God: | The God of Time |
| Home: | Olympus |
| Family: | |
| Wife: |
Rhea (Wife) |
| Children: |
Hades (Son) |
| Weapon: | |
| Abilities: |
Genius-level intelligence |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Hair color: | Black with white streaks |
| Eye color: | Red |
| Height: | 6'1" |
| Character Information | |
| First appearance: | Chaos 101 |
| Portrayed by: | David Kaye |
| GALLERY | |
- "Time? I know exactly what time it is. And your timing isn't very good."
- —Cronus' famous line.
Cronus is the God of Time, father of Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades, and son of Gaia.
Physical Appearance[]
Cronus has the physical appearance of a young-middle aged man with black hair with some grey areas and black facial hair and a large, vertical scar on the right side of his face. He wears nearly all black clothing in the modern era while in the ancient times he wore a simple black toga and no shoes.
Personality[]
Cronus is a powerful but greedy titan who usually looks out for himself and what can benefit him. With his greatest goal to be the ruler of the Earth, he tries to defy The Oracle's prophesy about being beaten by seven descendants of famous Greek heroes and will often bring in others to try to destroy the teens for him. Despite claiming that he is not scared of the teens, when backed into a corner he will teleport away to try to defeat them another way.
When faced with his mother, Gaia, he acts very mindful and submissive, partly because she is his mother and even he possibly is not as strong as her.
Role in the Series[]
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
As one of the most powerful immortals in existence, Cronus has numerous supernatural powers.
- Immortality: Cronus is immortal and can't die by conventional means. However, like the other immortals, he can be affected if the Tree of Immortality is threatened as he made sure to eat one of the golden apples before the tree died and wiped out the Gods.
- Accelerated Healing: Cronus can rapidly regenerate from damage sustained on his body. While he is able to take most physical blows to his body with relative ease, he does show to feel the pain regardless.
- Superhuman Strength: Cronus has displayed a great level of superhuman strength, enough to subdue Herry and fist fight Hades when he was enraged.
- Space-time Manipulation: As the god of space and time, Cronus is able to reverse and speed up time, as well as move himself and others through time, and hold it at a standstill. Despite this being his main source of power, time travel visibly weakens his powers immensely when used too often. Also, Cronus is sensitive to time alterations done by others and can sense the source of an aberration in the flow of time.[1] He can also create portals to escape through.
- Energy Projection: Cronus can project blasts of energy with concussive force or that induce unconsciousness.
- Telekinesis: Cronus has showcased telekinetic abilities on several occasions. While he is able to lift most things with no trouble, he does struggle with heavier objects.
- Underwater Adaption: Cronus is submersible and had no trouble traversing underwater.[3]
- Magic: Cronus has utilized spells and incantations, such as when he released Hecate from her prison on the moon[4] and when he cast a protecting spell on Talos' ankle.[5]
- Miscellaneous powers: Cronus has been seen using his great powers to create sea serpents using his blood, turn his minions into hairy six-legged anteater creatures, and create duplicates of himself. Like many of the other deities, his powers are limited in certain ways.
Weaknesses[]
- Magic: Cronus is susceptible to the effects of magic, seeing as he fell victim to Grae's illusions in Graes Anatomy and the Midas Touch in Golden Boy. Like everyone else, even Cronus is subject to fate and the powers of others, such as the prophesies of The Oracle and Nemesis punishing those who become too arrogant.
- Overuse: Excessive or powerful usage of Cronus' time manipulation powers can drain his powers and render him extremely weak or even powerless, until such a time his powers recharge.[6]
Episode Appearances[]
Relationships[]
- The Chosen Ones: As they are the one fated to defeat him, Cronus has a hostile relationship with the seven. His aggression is mainly aimed at Jay as he is the leader of the teens and the one most determined to stop Cronus' plans. Despite this, he does target the others on occasion as he believes that destroying a single one of them will defy the prophecy.
- Zeus: As the son that ultimately usurped him, Cronus has a large resentment against his youngest son. He often claims that Zeus is too scared to face him and uses the chosen ones to do his work for him. Cronus has tried to defeat Zeus one-on-one a few times but has either lost or been interrupted.
Trivia[]
- Cronus, or Kronos, was the leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans, divine descendants of Gaia, the earth, and Uranus, the sky. He overthrew his father and ruled during the mythological Golden Age, until he was overthrown by his own sons, Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon, and imprisoned in Tartarus.
- In the myths, Cronus is the Titan of the Harvest, separate from the personification of time, Chronos, though the two are often combined as in the series due to the similarity in their names.