Who Is Astaroth? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Astaroth is a Company-Licensed comic book character, with over 9 comic issue appearances. A large golem created by a cult that worshipped the God of War. His main task is to find Soul Edge and bring it to his master.

Who is Astaroth?

Origin He slaughtered Maxi's crew under Nightmare's orders. He is later killed by Maxi himself, but gets resurrected in ''II' by Ares himself. His old master, Kunpaetku, placed a curse upon him in an attempt to recover control over him, but it only made him more prone to berserk rages. Due to this, he sets out to destroy Kunpaetku, who had planned to betray the god and take Soul Edge 's power for himself. Astaroth destroyed the whole cult and eventually found Kunpaetku, who revealed that Astaroth was a "failed experiment," and that he was modeled after a human. Astaroth tries fighting against the fact that he is based off a human until he encounters Rock, who he realizes is the man he was modeled after. Filled with anger, he attacks Rock and wins the fight. He then realizes that for all of his life, he had been serving someone, or something.

Key facts

Astaroth is of other origin. The character is published by Company-Licensed. With 9 recorded issue appearances, Astaroth ranks among the most featured characters in comics.