Kratos had probably the best character arc in gaming. He started as a man consumed by vengeance but by the end of his journey he had finally taken responsibility for his actions and come to terms with his loss and grief. Watching him transform from a destructive God of... War into a symbol of hope was incredibly powerful and inspiring. That's why GoW Ragnarok will always mean a lot to me.show more

AND THIS IS WHY LAUFEY STORY WILL GIVE US SO MUCH INSIGHT TO HOW TF CAN ONE MAN WHO WAS SUCH A MENACE TURN INTO THIS WISE MAN.... she was a good 90 percent of that reason he is who he is rn she deserves her own story game and it also will be bringing old and new gods together!

Exactly! She is clearly the one who influenced him into becoming the man he is today and now the new game will finally let us get to know her properly. Really looking forward to that!

he stopped being a weapon and became a father.

Exactly and it's beautiful 🥹

Well said its still crazy to think that the "fans" that glaze the greek era games want him to become his greek self again.

They want his character development to be completely undone and for him to end up right back where he started, full of rage and hatred.. Why do those 'fans' want him to suffer instead of finding peace? 😭

@o_akinfenwa Probably because he's the god of war, not peace.

@luscielia Well not anymore after Ragnarok and the Valhalla DLC

@luscielia You clearly don't understand the character and the cycle of violence that he endures. Last I checked the series is still called god of war, that's who he will always be. No fan fiction will change that

@luscielia It's not even fan fic bruh u clearly don’t understand that the character development Kratos has undergone in the Norse era is him growing beyond being The God of War. The whole mural at the end of Ragnarok was him being worshipped as The God of Hope.

@Savinsky77 @luscielia You haven't even touched the pre-2018 games and it shows

@Savinsky77 @luscielia I actually have.

Definitely the best arch in gaming imo. Incredible story

Right? Absolutely one of my absolute favs

No, Kratos started as a man consumed by guilt and regret. Consumed and tormented by the memories of slaying his family. GOW1 was about Kratos seeking forgiveness for his past. It wasn’t until GOW2 that we see the vengeance arc begin, but even so with all the prequels we see that Kratos is a multidimensional character. Before the vengeance arc we see a more human side Kratos. Losing his brother Deimos, losing his first wife Lysandra and daughter Calliope. His overall arc is of a man who loved and lost, completely consumed by rage and hatred, who regains his ability to love again and forgive himself.

This will hit very Differently and very Emotionally for someone (me) who has been with the franchise from the PS2 days. The growth of Kratos as a character from GOW 1 to GOW Ghost of Sparta to GOW 3's ending to GOW Rag's ending and then finally to the end of GOW Valhalla. 🥹

This is why I love Christopher Judge as Kratos VA in these 2 games. His voice carried so much and because of it it also showed so much growth. It’s hard not to love it

genuinely great storytelling. we deserve to see what happens to his wife, actually.

Masculine rage bad. Feminine tears good.

Everyone is capable of feeling rage and everyone should allow themselves to cry when they're hurting. It doesn't make you feminine, it makes you human.

They don’t need a live action adaptation. This game is satisfying every single need that a live action adaptation could possibly fulfill. GAME IS ABSOLUTE CINIMA. Can’t wait for GoW Laufey

"You have always been more than what others say..." hits when you realize ppl often forget that Kratos was already a father long before Atreus and Faye.

If Atreus were to die, would kratos return to the man of vengeance he once was and throw the Norse realm into chaos also? Or would he do things differently?? I always wondered that when I finished Ragnarok.

Yes but he already answered that himself. He doesn't know but he has hope this that that he will do better

That's two characters Chris Judge played like that. Kratos channeling his inner Teal'c. Such a good actor

I don’t remember this clip. This is a banger. Nails it

Kratos has been with me since the first game. When 2018 came out it gave me strength to drive out to California without visiting or knowing anybody and live. To be better, I was coming off a non stop grind of working, women, concerts, drinking, smoking, and gaming. Out running pain on an empty tank. “The most difficult battles are the ones we fight within” Kratos story and the moments within completely resonated with me. “A path one I had never imagined”. I fell in love with hiking, and 2 months into it I was day hiking notable mountains to the soundtracks, sober, focused and disciplined. Ascending in my career. Totally present in life. If something resonates with you keep it sacred. Whatever form the next game comes in we are being blessed with more God of War.

I always thought this scene is also setting the record straight. Kratos never was 1-dimensional. People have made a caricature out him post Ascension's release and SM even leaned into that cliche in the marketing for 2018. This scene almost feels like an apology to old Kratos.

You foids just need to dissappear from the space. Your soy sobstories is not what this is about. Noon cares you would want your father to do the same so stop projecting. Everybody who loves Kratos loves him because of who he was before not the cuck husband.

This isn’t good character development it’s just retardation. Kratos genocided the Greek world and now the game portrays him as this loving father who slow to anger it’s fucking retarded Like ok it took you centuries to realize what you did was wrong?

After 20 years of righteous fury and bloodshed he finally put the Ghost of Sparta to rest

I really hope that by redeeming himself and doing good, being just, eventually erases the ashes from his body

This Scene hits so hard for me. Watching Kratos despite all he has done and been Through managed to find a level of acceptance hope and peace. It gives me hope that I can find that peace too.

That symbol of hope used a sex slave to be slowly crushed so he can pass through a gate :D I don't really buy this, it's like Jeffrey Dahmer becoming a hero. I feel like Kratos should grow as a character, but he should never be able to do a complete 180.

Kratos arc is not only the most accomplished, but a milestone in the evolution of video game storytelling from an annihilating god of war to a deity of hope God of Hope,embodying the redemptive possibility of the human or divine being in the face of the abyss of his own actions.

Yeah I just wish they kept him Greek at this point I miss when my boy was a cookie cutter angry guy who just wanted to kill things. Not that I don’t like the story the series was just more fun back then lol

His arc is unique because it spans two entire pantheons Greek and Norse, allowing for evolution over more than 15 years of games. In the Greek saga, he destroys Olympus in revenge; in the Norse, he learns that destruction solves nothing

Facts! I said this to a dumbfuck friend in my group chat who tried saying they're changing the narrative despite never playing the OG games or the new ones. He read some 4chan post or whatever & thinks he knows the game.

Wait what cut scene was this?!

I love this scene so much and his emotional roller coaster of anger, hate, confusion and realization. The added touch of younger him not saying anything and just looking annoyed because of the lecture while present him understands what he must do now. So amazing

But Greek kratos was the most fun version ever. Pure rage and vengeance. That's the kratos I miss the most.

Yet some “fans” want him to go back to this acting like it was him at his ‘peak characterwise’ and not him at his most miserable constantly through all three games and spin-offs. Shameful

Agreed about the char development, it’s just the axe/spear and Norse mythology didn’t do it for me, gameplay became a little boring since he became a dad moved to the north 🤔

Biggest waste of potential All the badass games we could've had with Kratos but God of War got hijacked by a bunch of weak ass retarded woke soy boys Literally sad to see what GOW has become

@swellingt0n you need to experience this magic. Stop denying yourself this

Kratos started as a spartan but on the verge of death. He sold his soul to Aries, who used him and made him end his family. He then sought revenge and got it but was betrayed by the gods who promised him peace. GOW was a mans endless pursuit for inner peace. Not this feminized bs