Ares is a fictional character portrayed by Kevin Smith in the TV series Xena: Warrior Princess.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled The Reckoning (season 1), they were 32 years old.
They appear in 31 episodes out of a total of 134 aired and have accumulated 835 positive votes.
The character of Ares is mainly associated with Xena, Gabrielle and Eve.
Episodes31
The Reckoning
episode S1.E6 october 1995Xena is set up by a mysterious man to look like she has slaughtered villagers, who want swift revenge even though their headman insists on a fair trial.
Ties That Bind
episode S1.E20 april 1996An old warrior claiming to be Xena's father complicates her rescue of a group of slaves.
Intimate Stranger
episode S2.E7 november 1996Callisto, with Ares' help, takes Xena's body and leaves Xena, in Callisto's body, in Tartarus.
Ten Little Warlords
episode S2.E8 november 1996Someone has made Ares mortal by stealing his sword, which leaves him incapable of putting Xena back in her own body and removes his control over the anger of peaceful people.
The Xena Scrolls
episode S2.E10 january 1997In 1940, two archaeologists look for the legendary scrolls that Gabrielle wrote about her adventures with Xena.
The Furies
episode S3.E1 september 1997The Furies, at Ares' instigation, condemn Xena to persecution and madness for failure to avenge the murder of her father. As Xena descends into madness, Gabrielle is her only grip on reality. Xena must convince the Furies that Ares' charge is untrue.
The Dirty Half Dozen
episode S3.E3 october 1997Ares steals the secret of the powerful Hephaestus' metal and gives it to a proud warlord, Agathon. Xena decides to recruit four assassins she trained, now about to be executed, who will have the second chance to start a new life, the same that she had.
The Deliverer
episode S3.E4 october 1997Xena travels to Britannia to assist her former ally Boadicea in her rebellion against Caesar. Gabrielle travels with her and makes a new friend, Khrafstar, who tells her about his one god. However, Gabrielle doesn't know that this journey will change her life forever.
The Quill Is Mightier...
episode S3.E10 january 1998When a miffed Aphrodite casts a charm on Gabrielle's scroll so that anything she writes comes true, she is delighted at the chance to do good -- and astonished when her acts leads to unintended consequences.
The Bitter Suite
episode S3.E12 february 1998Xena and Gabrielle face their anger and deceptions in an odd in-between world, guided by Solan, Xena's son.
Forget Me Not
episode S3.E17 march 1998Tortured by the things she has done and suffered in the last months, Gabrielle decides to come to the temple of Mnemosine, the Goddess of Memory, where she could forgive all these memories. However, it has a price: she would also have to renounce to good memories - including Xena.
Sacrifice
episode S3.E21 may 1998One of Gabrielle's friends, Seraphin, is about to be sacrificed to a goddess. Xena and Gabrielle assume the goddess is Callisto and stop the sacrifice, but Seraphin tells them she wants to die to bring the Goddess to the world. Then Xena realizes the new goddess is Hope, whose rebirth would be one of the steps of Dahak's entrance in the world.
Sacrifice II
episode S3.E22 may 1998Hope has emerged from her cocoon and he looks exactly like Gabrielle. She prepares with Ares the sacrifice which will bring Dahak into our world, but Callisto gets bored of her and joins Xena, Gabrielle and Joxer to kill her, on condition that Xena kills her too so that there will be no afterlife for her.
Deja Vu All Over Again
episode S4.E22 may 1999In modern-day America, a woman named Annie believes she was Xena, warrior princess, in a past life. Her husband, Harry, scoffs, but they both get a surprise when they visit a new age practitioner who takes them through their former lives.
Chakram
episode S5.E2 october 1999After coming back to life, Xena forgets her life as a warrior. Meanwhile, Ares and another god of war, Kal, try to get a new chakram, the Chakram of Light, which has the power to kill gods, but can only be taken by an absolutely pure soul.
Succession
episode S5.E3 october 1999Fused together into a single body by the ruthless Ares, Xena and Gabrielle are forced to battle the female warrior Mavican -- to the death.
Seeds of Faith
episode S5.E9 january 2000Ares decides he must stop Eli from spreading his message of love and peace when he convinces a group of villagers they don't need the gods anymore.
God Fearing Child
episode S5.E12 february 2000When Zeus learns that Xena's unborn child is part of a prophecy that foretells Zeus's demise, he launches an attack against the pregnant warrior princess, prompting Hercules to fly to her rescue.
Eternal Bonds
episode S5.E13 february 2000Joxer is wounded by followers of the Olympian gods set on killing Eve to stop the Twilight. While Gabrielle and Joxer go to find the antidote Xena looks for a way to stop the armies of the deities.
Amphipolis Under Siege
episode S5.E14 february 2000Xena, Gabrielle and Eve arrive to Amphipolis, where the villagers decide to face their patron goddess, Athena, whose army has put the town under siege until she kills Xena's daughter.
Looking Death in the Eye
episode S5.E19 april 2000Old Joxer tells his children the story of the last adventure of Xena and Gabrielle, when they tried to trick the gods in order to stop them from attacking them and their beloved ones.
Livia
episode S5.E20 may 2000Xena and Gabrielle awaken in the ice tomb where Ares put their bodies when he thought were dead. They find out that those events happened 25 years before and Eve has grown up as a Roman, Livia, who is now a bloodthirsty warrior who is trying to eliminate Eli's cult.
Eve
episode S5.E21 may 2000Livia refuses to accept she's Eve, the daughter of Xena, and keeps killing the followers of Eli even in a more cruel way to please Ares and become the Empress of Rome.
Motherhood
episode S5.E22 may 2000When the Olympians gods discover that Livia is Eve, they again fear the Twilight prophecy. Athena sends the Furies to a special mission: they must turn Gabrielle mad until she kills Eve. However, when Eve is initiated in the Way of Love, Xena is given the power to kill gods.
Coming Home
episode S6.E1 october 2000Xena, Gabrielle and Eve arrive to the Amazon lands, where they meet the new Queen, Marga, and discover the tribe is fighting Ares, because he wants the ambrosia he thinks they keep hidden, and that would turn him into a god again. In addition, Ares is being tortured by the Furies, who want him to kill Xena to avenge the death of the Olympian Gods.
Old Ares Had a Farm
episode S6.E10 january 2001Xena, Gabrielle and Ares enjoy the country life while hiding from a bunch of angry warlords pursuing the former god of War.
The God You Know
episode S6.E12 january 2001Archangel Michael asks Xena and Gabrielle to kill Caligula, Emperor of Rome turned into a god, who is pursuing Eve and the other Elijans. When Xena arrives to Rome, Ares prevent her from killing Caligula, because that would mean Aphrodite's death.
You Are There
episode S6.E13 february 2001A modern day reporter arrives in the Norse country to find the truth behind Xena's recent arrival, and also to discover if she really is a hero or a villain.
Path of Vengeance
episode S6.E14 february 2001Eve comes to the Amazon lands, where she's captured and judged by the Queens. While Gabrielle joins her sister to try and save Eve, Xena discovers Varia has made a mistake once again by allying herself with Ares.
Send in the Clones
episode S6.E16 april 2001The nth reincarnation of Alti clones Xena and Gabrielle to make havoc in present World, helped by a trio of nerds with strangely known faces.
Soul Possession
episode S6.E20 june 2001In the modern day, a scroll is found in the Ionian Sea which depicts the events that happened between Xena's return from Siberia and reuniting with Gabrielle in Potedia.
- The Reckoning
- Ties That Bind
- Intimate Stranger
- Ten Little Warlords
- The Xena Scrolls
- The Furies
- The Dirty Half Dozen
- The Deliverer
- The Quill Is Mightier...
- The Bitter Suite
- Forget Me Not
- Sacrifice
- Sacrifice II
- Deja Vu All Over Again
- Chakram
- Succession
- Seeds of Faith
- God Fearing Child
- Eternal Bonds
- Amphipolis Under Siege
- Looking Death in the Eye
- Livia
- Eve
- Motherhood
- Coming Home
- Old Ares Had a Farm
- The God You Know
- You Are There
- Path of Vengeance
- Send in the Clones
- Soul Possession
Best moments10
- Xena, Gabrielle and Ares enjoy the country life while hiding from a bunch of angry warlords pursuing the former god of War.
- When the Olympians gods discover that Livia is Eve, they again fear the Twilight prophecy. Athena sends the Furies to a special mission: they must turn Gabrielle mad until she kills Eve. However, when Eve is initiated in the Way of Love, Xena is given the power to kill gods.
- Xena, Gabrielle and Eve arrive to the Amazon lands, where they meet the new Queen, Marga, and discover the tribe is fighting Ares, because he wants the ambrosia he thinks they keep hidden, and that would turn him into a god again. In addition, Ares is being tortured by the Furies, who want him to kill Xena to avenge the death of the Olympian Gods.
- Xena, Gabrielle and Eve arrive to Amphipolis, where the villagers decide to face their patron goddess, Athena, whose army has put the town under siege until she kills Xena's daughter.
- Someone has made Ares mortal by stealing his sword, which leaves him incapable of putting Xena back in her own body and removes his control over the anger of peaceful people.
- In the modern day, a scroll is found in the Ionian Sea which depicts the events that happened between Xena's return from Siberia and reuniting with Gabrielle in Potedia.
- Old Joxer tells his children the story of the last adventure of Xena and Gabrielle, when they tried to trick the gods in order to stop them from attacking them and their beloved ones.
- When Zeus learns that Xena's unborn child is part of a prophecy that foretells Zeus's demise, he launches an attack against the pregnant warrior princess, prompting Hercules to fly to her rescue.
- Fused together into a single body by the ruthless Ares, Xena and Gabrielle are forced to battle the female warrior Mavican -- to the death.
- An old warrior claiming to be Xena's father complicates her rescue of a group of slaves.
- Old Ares Had a Farm
- Motherhood
- Coming Home
- Amphipolis Under Siege
- Ten Little Warlords
- Soul Possession
- Looking Death in the Eye
- God Fearing Child
- Succession
- Ties That Bind