This article is about the 2012 South Korean television series that depicts the life of
Kim Jun. For the upcoming adaptation of the
God of War video game series, see
God of War (upcoming TV series).
February 11 (2012-02-11) – September 15, 2012 (2012-09-15)
God of War (
Korean: 무신;
RR: Musin; lit. "Soldier"), also known by the alternative title, Warrior K,[1] is a 2012 South Korean
television series starring
Kim Joo-hyuk as the real-life historical figure Kim Jun who was written about in the
Goryeosa.[2] It aired on
MBC from February 11 to September 15, 2012, on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:40 for 56 episodes.[3][4]
Plot
Kim Jun is the son of an escaped
palace slave, who gets raised by monks. Years later, after being torn from his home during wartime, Kim Jun must renounce his
pacifist ways to partake in a deadly game that could be his ticket to freedom from his masters,
Choe Chung-heon's clan. During the
Mongol invasions of Korea, Kim Jun rises in the ranks to become the top military official, and eventually rules the
Goryeo empire for 60 years in place of its
king.