The Dead Riders were the horsemen sent by Hades to collect the souls of on battlefields. They were first seen in a Greek city, which was under siege by Kratos. These undead creatures attacked the god of war, but were easily killed along with their ghostly horses. To finish them off, Kratos chopped off the front legs of their horses, and impaled the rider in the head. Killing a Dead Rider always granted Blue Orbs.