| “ | You now wear the Boots of Hermes. Use their speed to your advantage. | ” |
The Boots of Hermes are depicted as greaves with burning red wings on them. Kratos mercilessly amputates them out of the legs of their owner; the messenger god Hermes. These greaves allow Kratos to move at the speed of light, ramming through enemies and throwing them aside, as well as giving him the ability to run alongside walls. These walls are always marked with shining, golden bootprints. When not in use, the wings on the side coil themselves around the boots. They weren't among the scattered items at the end of God of War III , and could still be seen on Kratos's legs.
Orb Costs
- Level 1 - n/a
- Level 2 - 2,500 Orbs
Damage Multiplier
Level 1
- 100%
Level 2
- 100% + Explosion
Attacks
Level 1
- Hermes Rush - Rush forward, slamming enemies into the air in slow motion. Press X at the end to jump up into the path of flying enemies. L2 + X
- Hermes Dash (in air) - While airborne, evade your enemies R3
Level 2
- Increased Damage
- Hermes Jest - Rush forward and slam into multiple enemies, knocking them into the air, and leaving a trail of fire that explodes. L2 + Hold X
Trivia
- Kratos can use the boots in Mortal Kombat.
- In Greek mythology, the boots were sandals and the wings were attached to the heels. Unlike the boots in the game, which increased Hermes' speed, the sandals gave Hermes the ability to fly.
- The game PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale will feature the boots as a usable item.
- In the Fear Nothing Trailer, Kratos uses the boots of Hermes to run alongside a rocky wall and attack a Centaur General , by jumping off the wall and hooking onto the Centaur General with The Blades of Athena. This way of attacking his enemies wasn't present in the final game.
- The boots are present as an item in God of War: Ascension's multiplayer, they speed up the movement of whoever wears them.
- We can see the Boots in the all new God Of War on PS4. At the beggining of the lastest footage, they are on the chair to the left just inside the door when Atrues enters the house. [1]
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