10) Zeus finally getting it
After a colossal battle with the king-size daddy of the gods, Kratos yields - prompting Zeus to shrink down to human size so he can deliver the finishing blow. Inevitably, though, it's a trick: half a dozen quick-fire button taps later, you've broken both his arms, smashed his head into a rock, nailed his hands to a pillar with the Blades of Chaos and plunged the Blade of Olympus through his ribs. Now simply hammer Circle to - no joke - saw his chest in half.

The ones we didn't pick

Groundhog suicide
To unleash the fabled Phoenix, Kratos needs to kill two translators. Problem: the second one flings himself off a cliff to scupper your murderous plans. Solution: hop through the mirror of time, grab him as he runs for the cliff, and smash his skull to tiny little splinters.

"Wh… what are you doing?"
In your path: a set of mincing gears. Behind you: a Greek warrior you've left for dead. It's clear that you need to use the corpse to jam the cogs, but there's a twist - as you approach the whirling teeth, the grunt regains consciousness. Sorry, man.