The Sun Shield was the personal buckler-sized dipylon of Helios. Kratos obtained the Sun Shield within the Temple of Helios, where it was attached to the Sun God's Throne. The Sun Shield received new abilities when it was leveled up, and it also received the Helios Reflect ability after Kratos obtained the Primordial Fire within the Caves of Olympus.

After Persephone was defeated and Kratos returned to Earth, Helios took his shield back.

Orb Costs

• Level 1 - N/A
• Level 2 - 1,500 Orbs

Attacks

Level 1

• Helios Reverse - Press L before being hit to reflect an attack. Tap L
• Helios Reflect - Press L before being hit by projectiles to do a powerful counterattack. Tap L

Level 2

• Helios Flash (Parry) - After a parry, press square to counter with a quick strike. This attack can cut heads of enemies and give a small orb blue for magic for one head. L + square
• Helios Offensive (Parry) - After a parry, press triangle to counter with a heavy overhead attack. L+ triangle

Gallery

Trivia

• In God of War III, the shield reappeared, but was called "Helios' Shield". It was a prized possession of the gods, and tripled the number on Kratos' hit counter.
• The Sun Shield was similar to the Golden Fleece that was used in the later God of War Games. Both were powerful, mostly golden artifacts that were worn on the arm and possessed the ability to parry and reflect enemy attacks. Unlike the Sun Shield, the God of War version of the Golden Fleece was based on a real myth, but lacked a direct affiliation to any specific God.
• Unlike its Ghost of Sparta Counterpart, the Sun Shield has some strange quirks:
  • It only appears whenever Kratos is guarding.
  • Kratos could still be petrified even when he uses it in front of a Gorgon.
  • Unlike the Arms of Sparta, Kratos could not move while guarding with the Sun Shield.

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Characters	Kratos
Enemies	Bosses
Weapons	Blades of Chaos Charon's Mask Gauntlet of Zeus
Items	Gorgon Eyes Phoenix Feathers Sun Shield Triton's Lance
Abilities and Powers	Charon's Wrath Efreet Light of Dawn Primordial Fire
Costumes	Default McKratos Mime of War Spud of War

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Characters	Kratos
Enemies	Olympus Sentry Cursed Remains Olympus Archer Olympus Fiend Olympus Guardian Lost Souls Stone Talos Bronze Talos Centaur Cerberus Mongrel Hades Cerberus Hades Cerberus Whelp Chimera Cyclops Enforcer Cyclops Berserker Cyclops Remains Harpies Gorgon Minotaur Brute Minotaur Elite Labrys Minotaur Satyrs Feral Hound Siren Seductress Wraith of Olympus Bosses Hippocampi Poseidon Hades Helios Hermes Hercules Cronos Skorpius Hades Cerberus Breeder Zeus
Weapons	Blade of Olympus Blades of Athena Blade of the Gods Blades of Exile Bow of Apollo Claws of Hades Nemean Cestus Nemesis Whip
Items	Boreas' Icestorm Gorgon Eyes Minotaur Horns Phoenix Feathers Poseidon's Trident Stone of Hyperion Sun Shield Godly Possessions Aphrodite's Garter Daedalus' Schematics Hades' Helm Helios' Shield Hephaestus' Ring Hera's Chalice Hercules' Shoulder Guard Hermes' Coin Poseidon's Conch Shell Zeus' Eagle
Abilities and Powers	Army of Hades Army of Sparta Boots of Hermes Bow of Apollo Head of Helios Icarus Wings Rage Ability Rage of Sparta Soul Summon
Costumes	Apollo Default Deimos Dominus Fear Kratos Forgotten Warrior Morpheus Armor Phantom of Chaos