

There, the Grave Digger addresses the actions Kratos has done, and advises him to turn back now and give up his quest. Kratos first encounters him as he makes his way through the city of Heraklion. The Grave Digger reappears in Ghost of Sparta. It is also possible that Zeus and the other gods feared Ares' increasing belligerence, and thus they positioned Kratos to succeed in destroying Ares, but Zeus remained in disguise to avoid being discovered - and thus avoided a potential war between the gods. As such, similarities were noted between his voice and Zeus', particularly when he gave Zeus' Fury to Kratos. The identity of the man was a source of great controversy for fans, who speculated he was either Zeus, or Hermes in disguise. Afterward he disappeared, with his voice telling Kratos to defeat Ares so that his sins would be forgiven.

The Digger told Kratos to go quickly but the Spartan asked how he knew of the situation to which the mysterious man answered " Athena isn't the only god keeping watch on you, Spartan". The digger commented on Kratos he just finished digging the hole as the spartan asked him who he was to which the digger was about to answer until they heard an explosion. It turns out his statement about Kratos using the grave he was digging was accurate as it proved to be the perfect portal for Kratos to use whilst escaping the Underworld. Kratos climbed the rope and return to Athens at the Oracle's temple where he was met by the Grave Digger. Later on when Kratos was killed by Ares at Pandora's Temple and was journeying through the Underworld a stone with rope tied to it fell from a hole. The Spartan wondered why he was digging a grave in the middle of a battle however, the digger told him it was an important one when Kratos asked who would occupy the grave, he is told "You will, my son!" until sending the surprised Spartan on his way. The grave digger first appeared digging a grave in front of the Oracle's Temple when he is approached by Kratos whom he quickly identifies.
