Freya Forgives Kratos For Killing Her Son Baldur Scene (God of War Ragnarok) 4K ULTRA HD

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[@ambitionary2048]

I love the fact that he purposely stops Atreus from attacking Freya because he knows what anger can do to someone. Kratos went from being the angriest boi in the room to the manager of anger management

[@alphagatorstudio8933]

Agreed but you to mean say the God of Anger Management. I hold no regrets.

[@inreupwetrust]

B O I

[@inreupwetrust]

Control your mind B O I

[@ULTIMATZEKROM]

He's still can be the angriest boi, he just has it more under control now.

[@MrRmcbigboss]

Fantastic character development 👏

[@jimstoesz3878]

Kratos' "apology" is the truest communication of how he is now. He acts how he thinks is best in the moment, always owning his actions and never looking back, but he's growing to understand that just because he *can* doesn't mean he should.

[@JbongoVA]

So...he should've just let Baldur strangle her?

[@Cund]

@@JbongoVA no, but he also shouldn't have killed him.

[@ryanberwick5183]

@@JbongoVA not quite what he meant. I think he means that Freya chose to die and Kratos robbed that choice when it was her decision which Kratos knows but doesn't regret saving her. Kind of like Joel saving Ellie but she would've chose to die back then

[@JbongoVA]

@@Cund Baldur literally wasn't giving anyone another choice. It's either "I'm killing my mom." or "I'm killing you." there's no way out of that where someone doesn't end up dead.

[@JbongoVA]

@@ryanberwick5183 I personally just disagree with the whole nature of this plot point. Kratos had two choices: Save her from patricide (The right choice) or Condone it by allowing it to happen. What would that have taught Atreus if he just allowed her to get murdered?

[@javiermiraalborez9330]

And he didn't have to make an apology video, true legend

[@Voolee2196]

Kratos: [sigh]...I made a severe and continuous lapse in my judgement, and I don’t expect to be forgiven

[@anannoyedpanda]

Kekw

[@eviethewinterwitch8370]

Kratos with Fenrir on his lap: Look my fellow warriors *sigh* I didint want to make this video b u t

[@chic-fil-ashouldopenonsund3623]

this comment deserves more likes.

[@thanthongsupawiwattakut]

@@Voolee2196 ☠️☠️☠️

[@odinwarlock2436]

I love Freya's arc through the game. She learns what it was like for Baldur to have the choice between life and death taken from him. She ends the game saying the exact same thing Baldur said to her.

[@ananimal9779]

7:55 It's a powerful moment. You can see her FINALLY start to understand the place she put her own son in, even if it's just a taste of it instead of 100 years.

[@cesarreyes6655]

expect he died because he's a man and she didn't because she's a woman literally she deserved the same thing that odin did, she did the same thing odin did to his sons that she did to baldur. disgusting that she doesnt even see that, she really thinks she has the right to say ok if u want to kill me kill me, no she doesn't even deserve that she deserves to die with the same conviction and everything. a father loves his children equal to a mother he just doesn't need to show it for views. everything is to educate us to hate each other, women hating the men they use their things of like homes and cars as if they're owed for the suffering they went thru. that's like cashing it in so they can no longer talk shit but they do for years and years after. what's crazy is everyone who odin did something to has the right to hate odin but not freya, nobody else chose him but she chose him. ur supposed to investigate the person ur going to be w/ & she chose him she wasn't a friend or a victim she chose him. nobody needs to change for anyone, we need to change how we pick oeople.

[@Takintomori]

@cesarreyes6655 you clearly missed the entire point of her arc. Odin did it because he wanted immortal soldiers who would serve him into death and beyond. She did it because she didn't her son to suffer for eternity at the hands if his father. She had the right intentions, but the execution was wrong. She also didn't choose Odin, she was married off to him as part of a treaty to stop him from killing all her people. While not an everyday occurrence, it happened frequently during history. Hell, arranged marriages still happen in some parts of the world

[@odinwarlock2436]

@cesarreyes6655 The key difference is that Odin never stopped. Odin never tried to do better, and Odin never realized his mistakes. Freya did. You blatantly miss the entire point of her character arc. Odin very clearly did not love his kids. He kills Thor with 0 hesitation. It's not a case of 'men don't need to show emotion because of emotion gay'. Odin literally does not love his kids. Your next paragraph is a non point that hinges on an untrue assumption about how the relationship between men and women works. Lots of women are the ones who work in the family, and lots of women love their husbands/ wives. They don't hate you or want your money. Women aren't a hive mind, and it does not apply to god of war. Freya is a God, a warrior who, on her own merit, is a powerful mage, commander, and queen. Her marriage to Odin was a sacrifice to stop the war. She gave all that up for peace she didn't choose Odin. That is a blatant lie. Of course, she wouldn't like Odin. According to Mimir, she does start to like him until he betrays her and curses her. Again, Freya didn't choose Odin.

[@crisrodr127]

she didn't die because Freya is a woman? man, you really never played the other god of war games.@@cesarreyes6655

[@NovemberBlack]

I believe part of Freya's grieving process is realizing that the son she loves so much, was simply a tool for Odin to have what he wants, and was never a son for her to love. For all we know, he could've lied to her and made her paranoid that Baldur could be killed, so that she can put that spell on him, giving Odin an un-killable tracking dog, to complete his mafia line-up of children for his cause, and his cause alone.

[@ajizel13]

Now i imagine, kratos...with all his character development...giving her a child or 2...that she can actually love and care for...

[@MrSmokinGanja]

@@ajizel13 he might they both live forever.

[@kennymondesir188]

But the norns told her that he’d die not Odin.

[@NovemberBlack]

@@kennymondesir188 wow cool, the norns could've brought it up and Odin could have manipulated her into thinking the only way to preventing it is placing that spell on Baldur. He's all knowing right?

[@MrSmokinGanja]

@@kennymondesir188 the picture of atreus holding Kratos wasn't Kratos. It was Odin with blood pouring down his face.

[@armyt7645]

”Atreus, you do not want this, calm your mind. She was our friend.” Brilliant writing

[@overcastinggamesxl301]

Who?

[@shroomger5900]

Asked.

[@armyt7645]

@@shroomger5900 what is it with kids these days 💀

[@shroomger5900]

@@armyt7645 "Arm Yt"

[@julesvanpraag3712]

@@shroomger5900 nothin wrong with his name, ur the npc making 2016 jokes as if u did something

[@Pandadancypant]

at this point wish folks would listen to Kratos. We must be better. Not just for ourselves but also for those who come after.

[@diegocruz6236]

True that! I'm 30, got myself a 4 toddler. We must be better for them. I've learned much from this game

[@Burrito_11]

🥰

[@sheaffer117]

I mean it took him years of hardship to find it out. Now he's trying to help people learn it the easier way and no one listens to him

[@hypedebates3749]

Zeus said the same thing when he killed Kratos. Killing someone to ‘end a cycle’ never goes well.

[@PALACIO254]

People have been trying fie thousands of years

[@mrpurplehaze3641]

"No need to explain, not to me, not for that." The same words Freya told Kratos while she tended to Artreus while he was sick and Kratos apologised for loosing his temper when he found out her true. Used here when Kratos understands her anger.

[@riiddisbuk2496]

THAT'S WHY IT SOUNDED SO FAMILIAR!!!

[@elijahbaker781]

I swear Freya is just an amazing character.

[@darknaio60]

ALL of the characters are fucking amazing, thats what makes this game so god damn good. I literally sat through the whole 7 hour cutscene movie the other day since it will be a long while before I'm able to actually play it, and I was hooked the *entire time*. The writing, character development, all of it is just so damn good. All the little details and side bits that add flavor and depth.

[@elijahbaker781]

@@darknaio60 that is true this game is just 100/10!

[@Toffeehammer]

She's probably my favourite videogame character in recent memory. I've never seen a character look more conflicted than Freya when Kratos is tending to Atreus. That's the face of a (mostly) good person whose pain is causing them to do something terrible. She knows Kratos isn't the one truly to blame but the only other person she can take her anger out on is herself.

[@Smllc22318]

The game developers had Indica Flower to model for the Freya character. Tell me I’m wrong. I will wait.

[@steevan]

Whole characters in GoWR are amazing , except heimdall ....

[@alec5335]

Freya looking back like: "I did not know he could turn into a FUCKING bear "

[@shivers.fx1530]

Now she knows

[@lopey5035]

Atreus literally tells her he did on accident when he goes to talk to her.

[@watertommyz]

I mean, with Hildisvini, it makes sense why she wasn't entirely phased by it. It was probably more a recognition of Atreus's emotional struggle.

[@chrisbezerianos2008]

Can we appreciate both the writers of this game making the BEST female character out of many games AND the voice actress who KILLED, I mean MURDERED in cold blood this role? She gives me chills when Freya rages. Magnificent

[@liorher4413]

Freya is a ground-breaking character! One of the best ever made in the series she is one of the main reasons i fell in love with norse mythology and her voice actress is maginficent! Stunning job! She made me cry too many times this women freya is amazing!

[@brandondavis7777]

Have none of you ever played any games or watched any movies with a female lead? Freya isn't anything special. She's the archetypical 90's Boss Bitch female lead.

[@liorher4413]

@@brandondavis7777 stop being a karen dude!! Let it go you jealous cunt

[@zen7RZ]

After the recent terrible female lead disasters we've been seeing lately, THIS is a breeze of the freshest air ever.

[@kingstarscream3807]

I don't know many mothers who would so easily forgive a man for killing their children. Especially the overprotective types like Freya.

[@jayzworld7817]

She realized if she killed Kratos then the cycle starts all over again . Atreus would want revenge for his father .

[@jamelgallagher6602]

She can’t kill him, so her threats meant nothing.

[@ilhamgod2422]

Yes freya isnt like abby who wanted revenge so bad that doesn't think about the consequences

[@livinglegend9709]

Don't think she could 😅. Hell at this point in the game kratos was loosing control of himself reverting back to his old ways

[@berto2125]

Only thing that would possibly happen is she would hurt the BOI by accident and kratos would just see red and end her.

[@sage4368]

@@jamelgallagher6602 oh she got pretty close to killing him during their fight when she was in her valkyrie form

[@TheChapelx]

The whole arc of Kratos helping Freya deal with her rage and thirst for revenge is such amazing storytelling. Kratos went from a rage filled monster who cared for nothing but revenge to someone trying to prevent others from repeating his mistakes

[@livinglegend9709]

Actually he did care for people back in the old games. The gods just tore them away from him making him the "perfect warrior". Kratos didn't always want revenge. once upon a time you could say the only thing he wanted was to be free, it wasn't until ghost where he finally snapped and accepted it and became the monster everyone fears

[@watertommyz]

​@@livinglegend9709 He was even just trying to rid himself of his guilt for GOW and GOW2. It really wasn't until GOWIII that he said screw it. He never once actually meant to kill all of the gods, but they kept using him, leaving no choice.

[@greenwickr]

@@watertommyz That's true, but I honestly kind of think that Kratos needed to learn to live with his guilt. He needed to never forget the horrors he inflicted. It wouldn't make sense for him to be able to magically be happy and guilt-free after wreaking havoc.

[@chgaming5059]

And he even tell the story about his other child to Freya

[@potato1341]

⁠@@livinglegend9709 They took away all he had then were shocked when he acted like a man with nothing to lose and with 1 outlet to place his blame onto.

[@jareddebeast]

“I should not have robbed you of that choice” I just realized but kratos is cursed to never die by his own hand so he understands what he did is no better than what was done to him

[@Toastybees]

It also reflects the actions of Freya who robbed her son of that choice when he was a baby.

[@Oncomancer]

Oh is that recorded in one of the games? Might explain how he survived 3

[@oddgbmo3036]

@@Oncomancer yes that is the reasoning behind his survival. No suicide

[@philemonholmes9283]

@@Oncomancer At the end of God of War I the gods deemed that Kratos could not die by his own hand after he tried to jump off the highest mountain in Greece

[@rexcyjones9416]

The way these two fall off from their relationship and then gained respect and trust once more is so well done. Can't help but root for these two broken souls to unite.

[@paulogustavobatistasantosl7596]

I ship it

[@kurokotetsuya7997]

I SECOND DEMOTION SHIP IT!

[@arand0mguy]

I third, ship it!!

[@brettzforeman]

He killed both her son and her ex. They might work better apart.

[@bradleylewis3438]

@Brett Foreman, to be fair, she herself wanted to kill her ex who was a raging sociopath who killed his own son, and her son tried to kill her and kratos had to kill him to stop it.

[@smileandnodd]

Deep down, Freya knows that Baldur's death isn't entirely Kratos' fault. Kratos may have landed the death blow but it was Freya who twisted Baldur into the madman that he was. Deep down, she knows that Kratos was only trying to do what was best.

[@propheci]

Precisely, she set Baulder on the path to be killed by Kratos. And while vengeance would provide a temporary satisfaction, she'd only feel emptiness afterwards.

[@dustinjones7458]

Putting it all on Kratos is, quite frankly, the least painful thing. She was in denial of her role in things...much like Kratos himself as the God He Was. They embraced anger not out of righteousness but to ease their own pain. It's much easier to fight someone else then reconcile your own choices.

[@nitsuji6705]

Honestly, knowing how sly and manipulative Odin is plus his immense knowledge of everything on everyone, it could very well be just Odin making Freya paranoid to put that spell on her son. This is a win-win for them initially: Odin gets an invincible lap dog and Freya can be at ease knowing her son would never get hurt. We all know that isn’t the case though when Kratos was pushed into the equation lmao

[@dontcallmewave]

I think she never wanted to kill kratos. What she really wanted was to force kratos to kill her.

[@rayneadriana1251]

@@dontcallmewaveI love this take.

[@kormaclodgin5121]

This is master class writing here. Two emotionally scarred people making amends towards each other and seeing one another in themselves. Top concent

[@ashwolf2006]

Better writing than Niel Drunkman last of us pt.2

[@gewalfofwoofia8263]

@@ashwolf2006 Facts

[@Waltersop]

@@ashwolf2006 that aint hard.

[@itsasquid]

@@ashwolf2006 You're comparing two completely different arcs that have the same message.

[@wilsoncoleman113]

@@ashwolf2006 these games both have almost the exact same message this hate for tlou 2 is so dumb

[@jaaman38]

It was in this moment that she realized that Kratos was a true friend. He was protecting her from her son and he had NO choice in doing what he did. "She was our friend." What a GREAT story.

[@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit]

Freya is such a best female written character.

[@unlimited971]

Are you...illetrate?

[@ch4rg3d_39]

She's Valkyrie She isn't LGBT/fem character

[@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit]

@@unlimited971 am I?

[@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit]

@@unlimited971 go watch her story dumbass.

[@emrekara3547]

ELLIE IS MUCH BETTER

[@RedBeardJohnny61]

Understandable on Freya being a grieving mother but her son did want to kill her Kratos did the only thing he could think off to save her

[@TheBatman39]

No parent should have to bury their child

[@mshotz5171]

@@TheBatman39 her child wa gonna kill her

[@JackFrostIsHere]

@@mshotz5171 So? A mother's love for her child never perish even if her child is in the wrong. She had every right to be angry at Kratos and Kratos had every right to save her, none of them being at fault in this scenario

[@dirhammohamad3890]

@@mshotz5171 which she fully accept

[@TheBatman39]

@@mshotz5171 it's a LoTR quote in case you missed it.

[@nicholastaruliasi7915]

Fun fact: Kratos "No Need to Explain, Not to me, Not for that" is a throwback to what Freya said to kratos before kratos get home to get blade of chaos, where kratos want to apologize about him didn't trust Freya cause she's a goddess

[@ricksaburai]

Came here to comment this. Kratos' spartan wit echoed the gratitude he felt for Freya - when she saved Atreus AND forgave him for his distrust - with the exact same words. Thus, he hoped to make her feel as grateful and guiltless as she made him back then, and scar for scar, the healing went full circle. Amazing scene and writing through and through.

[@coryakabueze4541]

I’m glad freya finally forgave kratos for killing her son

[@simaopinto8521]

She didn't

[@triknight7243]

She said a part of her will always be angry at what kratos did. However, it is now that she realize that killing him wouldn't solve anything.

[@osciisnow]

Idk if it exactly forgiven it more like she slowly moving on

[@acecomrade100]

He needs to give her another one

[@destroyer15922]

@@simaopinto8521 She did, because he helped her break Odin's hold on her. And because he let her choose whether or not to kill him and he also chose to spare her instead of letting Atreus hurt or kill her during their fight. In the end of GoW Rangarök, she joined Kratos to rebuild the realms that were damaged by Odin

[@ringkunmori]

Other than him killing her son, Kratos is kind of a good man for Freya. I hope they stick around a lot longer after the events of the story.

[@akismaster3151]

I get what you say but it's almost like saying "Aside from that one time my homie killed a man he aight" 😂

[@ringkunmori]

@@akismaster3151 everyone does manslaughter at some point in their life bro, no one is perfect. 🗿

[@kingofrannoch]

I'm sure having another son will make Freya feel better 😏😏

[@kimkimbada8786]

@@kingofrannoch dude.

[@danextrinsic0174]

​@@kimkimbada8786 well, the first kid *did* come with a factory malfunction. Maybe new kids come out better? 😂😂😂

[@mysticboar1237]

That cutout of freya on that thumbnail 💎

[@deVeresd.Kfz.1515]

I at first thought it was real lol

[@alfalanceer17015]

fr

[@Diegohv-ki1yw]

Yes, that thumbnail is golden

[@The_Holier_Spirit]

At a glance it may fool you however looking at it makes you realise the lighting is off and you can see the cutout lines.

[@avatar_bro]

That's from when she was hugging atreus.

[@BlueSpams]

I’m glad that Freya is able to forgive Kratos. And that Kratos holds no ill will towards her for being so angry at him. They’re both such fantastic characters. Also side note. Freya’s actress really is going 110% on that scream in 1:23

[@Twocoolman115]

Headcanon: that scream was when she decided to give up on killing Kratos. She knew why he did what he did, and killing him wouldn’t ease her suffering at all. That’s when she focused on the real enemy: Odin.

[@HeroAndReporter]

Atreus almost had a God of War 3 moment.

[@RedDeath-qi4ci]

Imagine if Freya killed Kratos with a wooden stick and then you proceed to play as her trying to kill Atreus and his friends because he wants to avenge his father.

[@nightmareblackdoctor3478]

The last of us 2 references

[@element80y]

How....... Even zeus cannot kill this man...

[@yoga5631]

@@element80y cause magic...

[@FaizCaliph]

@@nightmareblackdoctor3478 😣

[@Rinaldimanc]

@@yoga5631 well more like power of hope lmao

[@XJoeyJordison666X]

I'm so glad to be alive at this pinnacle moment of gaming history. What a fucking LEGENDARY GAME

[@timmurray2945]

Freya had such a fantastic character arc across these two games. From the kindly witch of the woods who nursed Atreus back to health, to grieving mother, to formidable warrior. She was done so well. The scene where she and Kratos unite again was so powerful and moving, and so true to her character. She was angry and grief stricken for the loss of her son, but also no doubt conflicted as Kratos had also saved her life. Even when it comes down to it, she can't kill in cold blood or even for vengeance. It's just not in her nature as portrayed in these games. Her kindness and compassion shine through. She was absolutely amazingly well written and I adored every moment she was on screen.

[@conormccue2871]

"Even when it comes down to it, she can't kill in cold blood or even for vengeance." K. So. Go play the opening scene of the game and then refuse to press any buttons in self defense. Once you have done that, you can come back and revise this statement.

[@timmurray2945]

@@conormccue2871 I mean what do you expect to happen there? It's a scripted QTE. There has to be some sort of fail-state if the player just refuses to engage with it. Don't know for certain if it's a death scene either considering how Kratos survives so many more brutal encounters, taking much more damage, but I take your point. But refusing to defend yourself has to result in a fail-sate, meaning you miss the games story which means you miss all of the character development.

[@XxDeathxX509]

My favorite part of the game aside from the first thor fight. I knew she’d come around 🖤

[@RustedBuddy5192]

I like your profile pic

[@Spacedoggo_1021]

😏

[@MrEgofreak]

Like Mimir said she would. He ain't the smartest man alive for nothing!

[@shubhamtripathi8683]

Kratos calming down his son's rage is the most ironic thing ever

[@sonnenblumefrau2048]

I mean...he never wanted/wants his son to do the same thing he did in the past.

[@Janon743]

Only if you compare this to who Kratos WAS in Greece. But now, it’s extremely fitting that Kratos does this considering how he is now

[@Devon-ice]

Kratos: your son came and tried to kill me, I just returned the same energy and succeeded. 🤣

[@TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

It warms my heart seeing Kratos immediately stop Atreus from attacking Freya. He has seen the depravity of gods and the worst among them. And Freya doesn't deserve to be killed.

[@joshuahughes-davies7124]

Freya is integral to Kratos' path on the prophecy board which (I think?) is him becoming the god of peace. After all peace is hard fought and angering a peaceful man is never a good idea (fits him well) so it makes sense that Kratos and Freya will be working towards this path in the next game.

[@eldorzi1932]

Everyone in this game did a phenomenal job with their mocap and voice acting, but WOW does Freya's actor knock it out of the park every single time.

[@berilsevvalbekret772]

Ironically Kratos is probably one of the mpst emphatatic characters in recent years at this point. He has such intimate understanding of pain and suffering he is basically an empath for people like Frejya.

[@dustinjones7458]

I'd imagine Kratos was always empathetic to some degree, at least once. He loved and was loved. "Close your heart to their suffering" in the first game could be the lesson he had learned in Sparta, when he was young. Because he felt that pain once himself.

[@condes9188]

Kratos is actually a caring and gentle person for the people he knows/cares about, Orkos and Pandora are good examples, but fate made him a monster... Well not anymore, I'm so glad Kratos have received such redemption, he deserves it

[@livinglegend9709]

@@condes9188 as I heard some say, he like the hulk except the opposite. Instead of hulk only coming out when Bruce is angry, hulk is always out and these games are meant to find what humanity/banner is left

[@etiliojahaj4757]

5:59 The ATTENTION to detail is crazy on this game. Look at Kratos changing the way he holds the axe as he is getting ready for a fight after Freya saying that he might decide killing him now.

[@denny8097]

The more you control your angry and emotions the more powerful you become , this is what it is to be a true god of war. truly masterpiece ngl.

[@excitedcat9517]

The thumbnail 🤣 Jesus Christ funny af

[@raccoonx4348]

May come true in future God of War games , who knows 🤣😂

[@ULTIMATZEKROM]

I love this game so much. I love the entire series so much. The characters, their arcs...it's all just beautiful...thank you, Santa Monica, for this beautiful series of games. 17 years of greatness that started in 2005. Let's hope this greatness continues...

[@dontcallmewave]

I read a comment that said Freya never wanted to kill Kratos. What she really wanted was to force him to kill her. I think that’s most obvious in the first scene of this video. As soon as she saw he wasn’t willing to kill her she stopped fighting

[@conormccue2871]

Go play the opening scene. Refuse to press buttons. Come back and correct this when you're done.

[@Jayboe1123]

@@conormccue2871 It's a scripted qte, and there's gotta be something for if the player doesn't do anything

[@lucasmartinez5703]

+connormccue2871 Bruh if I try to kill you to force you into killing me and you don't defend yourself, then of course you're going to die.

[@sammcguire3798]

Freya's tragedy was already something that you could put together in 2018 but god does this game really make it clear that this girl's been put through every hell imaginable under Odin. The part of her freeing herself from him is amazing but so heartbreaking just watching her bottled pain from all of it come out. This game is so wonderful at examining these deeply traumatized characters, especially with Kratos, Freya, Sindri, and Thor.

[@COHOFSohamSengupta]

Now that Atreus is on his own journey , I wonder what Kratos & Freya will do now ?? maybe some *O* stuff

[@JunaidAnsari-my2cx]

Well Freya had 2 daughters also, apart from Bladur. So..........

[@JackFrostIsHere]

Freya is legit Kratos' new woman now 😂 cool thinking from the devs

[@thefull9746]

idk, I wouldn't share my bed with the man that killed my son

[@Rinaldimanc]

Not really they're just allies.

[@MegaFederico01]

I mean.. baldr revives after ragnarok. Just sayin

[@kevanbrandvold1584]

The way Freya looks away when kratos tells Atreus she was our friend. She's like fuck they were just about my only friends.

[@kevanbrandvold1584]

@Penny Williams she did but how many of them had any potential to fix anything in her life. I think to most people around her save kratos and company, she was a mother figure, their queen. She was never kratos' queen just her friend.

[@seanthilges9771]

Glad they didn't kill Freya off in this game

[@Noctazar]

4:33 "Get out of me." Idk why, but It looks like a metaphor for battling depression to me. Even if you think you hit the rock bottom in your life and that you've got nothing to live for, it's not true. Your situation and what you have lost don't hold you down. Your thoughts do.

[@Algous1]

Yea

[@HeartOfHallownest]

Well said my man

[@michaelmarkrealrumahorbo1075]

Freya: Forgives Kratos "10 seconds later" Freya: ⭕

[@tygarner9142]

You mean: R3

[@mr.x4517]

Playing younger version of kratos i know that might actually be an option

[@OC-nv8mo]

For anyone who didn't immediately pick up the line from Kratos @7:34, Freya said the exact same line in GoW 2018 when Atreus laid ill in her house after activating spartan rage. Hits different when you go back and rewatch the cutscene.

[@drawnwriter5543]

lets face it if kratos did let balder kill fraya he would have turned around and fought kratos to the death anyways by killing him he saved her and thus reduced the number of people who died that day.

[@luckyvareza4903]

Same as i thought,baldur killing freya doesnt mean kratos would'nt just doing nothing.

[@-_MochammadThoriqDhiyaUl-nm9zb]

the barbarian and brutal Spartan warrior kratos may be gone, but the wise kratos is a far better substitute

[@Dctctx]

The old kratos is most certainly not gone. He’s still there.

[@ekamandalaputra5517]

@@Dctctx indeed, only when it's necessary

[@dustinjones7458]

Not gone, just under control. Kratos will never be entirely whole again, but he's made his peace with who he is now. Wisdom comes with sorrow and he's had enough to fill an ocean.

[@dragonmanz4]

the voice actor for freya tho ...100/10 perfection

[@AndroidPLUR]

8:23 such a nice touch having the camera linger on Kratos for a few seconds, seeing the weight of the situation with Freya leave his shoulders. Flawless acting, flawless direction.

[@eliwoodnguyen1505]

She forgives but she wont forget But atleast her soul is free and at peace

[@lganeshan86]

Kratos is teaching us a value of forgiveness. Thank you, Kratos. Wise man. I'm so happy those two are friends again.

[@TsuriaDragon]

6:36 such an Powerful scene and moment 🥲

[@Cowinator66]

Love the 'no need to explain. Not to me. Not for that.' line. It both is a nice callback to shared history and still being relevant to the present moment simultaneously!!

[@SrChr778]

It may be perhaps one of the biggest character developments I've ever witnessed. From friend, to trying to kill you, to comrade in arms. Yeah, "Whoa."

[@Outsider00]

This is how you make a good character.

[@sanfordgray5699]

This is handsdown one of the BEST games I've EVER played. And one of the best franchises I've been fortune enough to have discovered.

[@floatingcloud94]

Give a try at RDR2 not a bad game with amazing character development thag had many streamers water down …instantly well written characters

[@ShootistFN]

@@floatingcloud94 not a bad game is a real big downplay for the 3rd best game ever created.

[@velvetcrowe5548]

@@ShootistFN What are the first two?

[@headspaceaudio7745]

Yeah out of all of the gow pieces, this is the most profound. The 4 year wait was actually worth it

[@Thor-cx4pk]

Only things missing to me is more weapons! And the camera sucked

[@xenoni4652]

5:24 kratos was like “you still trying to act a fool or are we cool”

[@MeIsNoob48]

Everyone talking about Freya forgiving kratos but no one's talking about Kratos pulling a WWE move at Atreus to stop him

[@RTA_REAPER]

From the last game I absolutely fell in love with freya’s character and I’m glad we didn’t kill her off in this game. I was smiling the whole time when I first went to vanaheim with her😁

[@emperorjoker9240]

I truly believe people who ship them don’t understand how much that undermines Freya‘s character development

[@livinglegend9709]

I thinks it's alright for them to ship the two. I hold no grudge against it. Although I did have moments where I thought "hey I think I ship these two"😅, but ultimately I wasn't cool wit it. The people you should worry about is the people who say god of war wasn't a tragic game till 4

[@youtubecensorship842]

Love how Freya acts like she's sparing Kratos when he could solo her with no effort if he wanted to. Literal months of her ambushes failing without Kratos even doing anything but shoving her away.

[@jboogie8995]

Yeah I low-key feel like slicing him in the neck still wouldn’t kill him he got mad rage healing powers

[@ksnjdiss7566]

Bro Kratos was kinda letting her kill him at that "every agony" part, and i think she knew Kratos wouldn't kill her

[@diskmort]

The voice acting in this game is amazing. You can really feel the emotion of each character

[@edwinsparda7622]

Freya's reaction when she finds out kratos killed his own daughter by accident.

[@LordBoZman]

I had to go back I didn't realize Freya did the same thing the "No need to explain" part verbatim to him before he had to go to Hel. Meaning he carried those words and that moment for almost 3 years.

[@groesbeckchristian-683]

And she knows that the only option she has is to forgive him... cuz we all really know that its the most possible choice she had 😂.

[@nickkelly3199]

Even if she did kill him somehow Atreus would likely turn into a Pycho and destroy her vintage Kratos style

[@ksnjdiss7566]

Tbh, i think Kratos wouldve let her kill him, knowing his character development

[@razmig6489]

@Nick Kelly In what world do you think Atreus could kill a fully powered God?

[@nickkelly3199]

@@razmig6489 he's the son of the most lethal greek God and and one of the most lethal nordic giants, if he became fully grown and was fueled by revenge he could definitely kill Freya my man

[@abdulazimnaushad]

Plus Atreus is also pretty smart, smarter than Kratos, he would be dangerous.

[@catsozen]

Man video games has gotten so far. Freya's expression when she says that a part of her is still angry and then the shift afterwards is so subtle and alive. This game is so full of these kind of subtle but powerful expressions.

[@allastairvontoussaint5176]

The scene when she breaks the spell root, the pose she made was the same Kratos did when he loosened the wrappings covering his burnt scars from the chaos blades, and let them go away with the wind. The sense of freedom, of having such a great torment getting put behind you, I fucking love the story telling.

[@eizlaniskandar7946]

7:30 if you notice, Kratos says the same sentence that Freya said to Kratos before Kratos went to retrieve Blades of Chaos

[@ant9500]

Kratos has the best character arc…. Just amazing how he’s grown

[@thejonrezcontent5213]

The best thing that the developers and writers did to Kratos storyline was that they didn’t recycle his killing spree mission from GOW 1-3, that was all about him and his revenge, a tragic story about brutal killings to every character that was innocent or wronged Kratos. GOW 4-5 is about his redemption, Kratos reconciling to himself and trying his best for the betterment of his son and to the people of Norse Pantheon, even it is kind of awkward after their bloody fight before.

[@livinglegend9709]

God of war 1, ascensions, ghost, and chains were the games that broke kratos down from being human into a monster. At least in these games we can see a small glimpse of his humanity God of war 2 and 3 you saw him as the monster accepted by kratos and used to get his revenge. Only to realize at the end of 3 that none of it was worth it

[@angeleyesjr9676]

Kratos is the guy she tells you not to worries about! ODIN:😱

[@Knightofthenight_7]

It really shows how much Atreus cares for his father

[@idagonchannel5681]

When you realized that Freya has become much older until her hair had went grayed a bit So its like: Freya apologizes to Kratos for unable to kill him + finally understand his actual intention of why he protect, Sane with Kratos who apologized for robbing her freedom of choice back then.

[@cskyla1844]

0:21 I think here Freya finally realizes that Kratos was right, that the cycle has to end and that they must be better. If Freya kills Kratos, Atreus would go to no ends to kill Freya without Kratos’ guidance, and it’ll continue on and on.

[@Robul96]

2:52 this is so good, the way he just inserts himself into the conversation with this silly hat haha You'll be missed Brok.

[@adihakimi4974]

7:30 "No need to explain. Not to me. Not for that" literally same line that Freya gave to Kratos when the boy was fallen ill from previous game.

[@Nixx26]

This game feels like a movie, the emotions put on the scene is overwhelming and remarkable.

[@lejenddairy]

I don’t think any of us expected Freya to be a companion in the game, but I’m glad she is. Hopefully they give her more runic attacks in NG+.

[@edgarb.6187]

No more bitter squirrel summon 😭😭

[@mau4604]

It’s one of the coolest parts of the end game, imo. All the conversations and banter between Kratos, Freya and Mimir are great. Not to mention when you go to Muspelheim to do the trials, you’re charging in there as Kratos accompanied by Freya in her Valkyrie form.

[@MrSmokinGanja]

You can see the deep sigh of relief at the end as Kratos has a weight lifted off of his shoulders.

[@ber2996]

Kratos face doesn't look angry in this scene as soon as she learned it's Freya

[@scoot4390]

god of war ragnarok has such an incredible story and a lot of great quotes, its hands down my pick for goty

[@dragb9284]

I don’t know elden ring also came out those year. It’s hard to choose

[@cardo8335]

@@dragb9284 elden ring kinda sucked compared to this game imo

[@GiorgosAigio96]

@@dragb9284 Narrative wise Elden Ring has nothing. There's no memorable characters in Elden Ring.. I remember all of them from the GoW franchise for various reasons.

[@masudbillah6196]

@@GiorgosAigio96 They are completely different games. Gameplay wise Elden ring is far superior. God of war does a have the advantage of story telling and great characters. It's like comparing apples and oranges. Both are great in their own way. Can't pick one

[@mars4959]

@@masudbillah6196 IMO elden ring has an acquired taste. It’s not meant for casual players as it’s very difficult for people new to the game or unfamiliar to the franchise. GOW isn’t only better character and story wise, it’s much easier and has less of a learning curve

[@16Vagabond]

"No need to explain. Not to me. Not for that." Those are the exact words Freya spoke to Kratos when Atreus was sick, and he apologized for mistrusting her. He took them to heart.

[@arefuu6682]

Oh gawd too many good scene make my eyes tear . This game truly a masterpiece

[@shawnthompson2303]

0:42 It's right here when Freya realizes that if she kills Kratos, she WILL have to kill Atreus, too. And so would the cycle continue.

[@noforktouse]

Remember when Atreus firsts learns he's a god and asked if he can turn into an animal?

[@noctsickversus9632]

What

[@robinarce4189]

Ahhhh shirakko with that damn stupidly funny thumbnails goin at it again 😂😂

[@Raw_logic]

Every scene with brok now is cherished 🥺💔 I gotta replay it just to enjoy his company more patiently.

[@DLA8365]

This was well done. We so rarely see forgiveness in popular culture, much less video games. Beautiful!

[@TheCaboose20]

Idk why it cracked me up so much at Broks face when he is just there “Well, guess its just us then 😐”

[@jazzandfunkequalsjunk179]

"Now let's bang" 😂

[@cristhianramirez6939]

Freya sobbing while she rips apart the branches felt so real and powerful

[@BobZOMG1984]

Notice after when they both shake hands, Freya speaks much softer....

[@zepherinkevinfrancis7539]

bro i felt the tense, it was crazy, who would thought that a god of war game would come so far in evoking emotion and tension

[@SafouaneAYADI]

For those who read the comments for the moment presented in the thumbnail just back and complete the video it's edited

[@cosmicparsec9463]

THE CIRCLE BUTTON IS COMING, BOIS

[@levellovell]

Subbed. I appreciate the gameplay

[@Silkl4sh]

Despite all the emotional stuff i love when Brok shows up at 2:54 and Freya gasps xD