 In the present , Kratos overcomes several obstacles in his quest to find the Ambrosia , including defeating a giant spider , ignoring Athena 's pleas to stop his quest , and overcoming the reanimated corpses of Captain Nikos and his men — a final attempt by Hades to stop the Spartan . On returning to the island , Kratos discovers that the island is actually one of the Chaos Giants , the fifty @-@ headed and one hundred armed Gyges . An outraged Gyges explains that Kratos had thwarted the Giant 's plan to use the elixir to resurrect his brothers Briareus and Cottus , and then reclaim the world . In his fiery battle with Cereyon , Kratos inadvertently burned off Gyges ' one hundred arms , and then stole the Ambrosia . Without arms and now unable to reach the Ambrosia , Gyges was forced to wait for Kratos ' return . During the battle , Kratos reveals that he seeks to destroy the elixir to prevent the worshipers of the slain god Ares from resurrecting their master . Kratos then uses the Fire of Apollo to destroy both the Tree of Life and Gyges . 
