Kuros

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Kuros is the hero of the Wizards and Warriors series of games from Rare, published by Acclaim. The series included Wizards & Warriors, Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II, Wizards & Warriors Chapter X: The Fortress of Fear, and Wizards & Warriors III: Kuros: Visions of Power.

He is typically dressed in full platemail, and carries a sword or axe, and a shield. In Ironsword, the entire game was focused on acquiring pieces of a large two-handed sword called the Ironsword. Ironsword also allowed Kuros to change his appearance via helmets and weapons. Kuros had to defeat a manifestation of each of the four elements (Fire, Earth, Wind, and Water) to acquire the pieces, and then use the sword on Icefire Mountain to defeat the elements again to thwart Malkil.

In Kuros: Visions of Power, Kuros starts multiclassing, and after passing certain trials, he can change into a thief or a wizard. Each of his three classes (Knight, Thief, and Wizard) have three modes, each of which with different capabilities. Using all of these abilities, Kuros had to rescue the imprisoned princesses, collect the royal jewels to open the secret door into the castle, and confront his archenemy Malkil, who was posing as the King.

After Malkil's defeat in Kuros: Visions of Power, Malkil cast one final spell that sent Kuros hurtling forward in time.

Although he is typically dressed in full platemail in the games, the box art for all four games depicts a Conan the Barbarian-like character (portrayed by the male model Fabio on the second game cover). It was this depiction of Kuros that apparently his character was based on for the show the Power Team, a cartoon segment of the TV show Video Power.