First appearance "Ares"Last appearance "Soul Possession"Created by Robert TapertStatistics Name AresOccupation The Olympian god of war Classification God, occasionally humanAffiliation Xena, Callisto, Hope, Livia/EveNotable powersAres possesses most of the common powers and abilities of a god: Ares is a fictional character on the television shows Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Young Hercules. He was portrayed by Mark Newnham in one episode of Hercules, with Kevin Smith later taking over the role for the remainder of all three series.