Kratos is a boss in Shovel Knight, but he’s surprisingly hard to find! You might think that a neat PlayStation exclusive like this would be featured prominently, but nope, You’re going to have to hunt him down. Doing so nets you a new suit of armor (the Armor of Chaos) as well as new music from the Bard, so you’re really going to want to find him. Fortunately for you we’ve done so, and will let you know how to easily fight him.
To start, you’ll have to clear out the Hall of Champions. It's full of ghosts and a mini-boss but it isn’t a hard stage. You will have to pay the entry fee (5,000 coins) and bring light to every level (and all the Kickstarter backers) for this to work, though.
After it's cleared head back in. Go one screen to the right, climb up the ladder, and then head as far right as you can go. Hit the bottom right of this screen to unlock a secret room that holds a music sheet and some treasure, which is cool enough by itself, but this room hides yet another, more well-guarded sheet.
Besides featuring an awesome fire-red pattern the armor lets you swing your shovel much like Kratos does and your downward strike will transform you into a ball of flame.
And that’s not all, since you’ll also be able to head back to the Bard in the first village, who will unlock the boss music for you.
Check out how it's (mostly) done in our video below!
