God of War - Mimir Discovers Kratos is The Ghost of Sparta

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God of War - Mimir Discovers Kratos is The Ghost of Sparta
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[@Mayeur000Donz]

Mimir is like if your therapist was also your bro.

[@justsomeguy6336]

Mayeur000Donz After fighting a Valkyrie: Kratos: "It will be dangerous." Mimir: "Well that hasn't stopped you before has it?" Kratos: *Angrily groaning* Mimir: "That's the spirit."

[@kryptonianotaku4975]

Just some guy yeah Mimir is just the Yin to contrast and balance Kratos’ Yang personality

[@xxultragamingxx9219]

Mayeur000Donz I NEED HIM AS MY THERAPIST

[@kryptonianotaku4975]

Xx UltraGaming xX I would love it if he was mine

[@sauceman5744]

I remember a scene from the room about this therapist being friend with the main character

[@skturbo107]

“Never go there, understand?” “Got it. Only go there in the sequel.” “What?” “What?”

[@riiddisbuk2496]

If this were Kratos before this game, he wouldn't ignored Mimir... well assuming if his goal in Hel was to get revenge anyway.

[@65firered]

Goes there with Boy.

[@riiddisbuk2496]

@Karvakulmio Not if his goal was to save Atreus.

[@bourbongod7889]

Karvakulmio dying lmaoooo

[@goldenpotato2159]

Not only does he go there, HE FUCKING FLIES THERE WHILE FIGHTING A AESIR GOD IN THE AIR WITH HIS SON. God of War doesn't only do things, they go above and beyond what we expect. Expectation: We have to go there at one point either this game or the sequel by crossing the bridge Reality: FLY AND CRASH INTO A SHITHOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AREA AND MAKE A BOAT FLY WHILE TEACHING YOUR SON HOW NOT TO BE AN ASSHOLE

[@seandonnelly8451]

I love how mimir is so excited he is pretty much saying we finally have someone who can bring down Thor and Odin

[@alexwilson1757]

Sean Donnelly pretty much

[@Reeveyz07]

Hel yeah.. can't wait for future god of war games 🔥❤️

[@henrykberonio9008]

Kratos will kill The Big Idiot Sweaty Bawbag Fat Dobber Thor and The Ruthless Bastard Odin

[@virtualy2635]

I think he wont but atreus will

[@galch9653]

@@virtualy2635 he will tho... The game is literally about Kratos sooo... Yea

[@themanwhobrowses]

I love how Mimir isn’t terrified of Kratos when he learns he’s the Ghost of Sparta, he just geeks out like the Scottish equivalent of a nerd.

[@kutlumzrak2689]

Technically.... Scottish nerd. If our conjecture is correct and he is Puck, that is.

[@MetroXLR99]

Given how Mimir stated in his many stories that he's traveled to different lands (he himself is Scottish), it is very likely that he heard the stories told of the Ghost of Sparta who slew the Olympians. It's kinda like how in Marvel, you heard stories of the Unkillable Mutant called "The Wolverine". and then you meet a grumpy old dude named Logan who turns out to be this legendary warrior who killed everything that stood in his way. ...you would geek out, too.

[@finnheisenheim8274]

Someone who murdered an entire pantheon and destroyed his world would be a rockstar by Aesir standards.

[@sheacoburn8328]

I mean he kinda does. 'Bollocks brother, *respectfully* bollock'

[@leone4313]

Well you would geek out if your with the guy who killed the most powerful gods in his world that might end up killing your god eventually

[@samuelabhishek9744]

"Never go there" lol, this dude came out of tartarus twice and out of the underworld thrice.

[@edwardarroyo834]

Vault Boy 76 He had help crawling out of the underworld the first 2 times, he did the third by himself, and climbed out of Tartarus by himself as well, and the help he received was minimal he did the fighting out of the underworld by himself.

[@mtsmashgamer0759]

Edward Arroyo still . Coming out of Hell multiple times is a great feat

[@edwardarroyo834]

MTSmash Gamer07 I know that, I imagine you meant to respond to the guy saying Kratos had help?

[@moradshehadey5750]

@@amanpreetgill7564 once if you want to be exact, he didn't cross the bridge of the damned the first time and its not like they have anyone trying to stop them from getting into helheim, they got a portal for people to go there, as mimir and freya said, the real problem is when he crosses the bridge, which he only did once

[@x.ruizcastillo5624]

Well only Zues, Hades and Hermis can get out of the underworld like nothing, Yes Kratos was kill 2 times and recieve help to get out of the underworld but still that's amazing specially a 3rd time when he did it alone and go to tartarus without getting lost and returning back from the horrors.

[@doppelminds1040]

Imagine that kratos goes back to Greece to find out that it's now part of the Roman Empire, and all the gods he killed are back again but with dumb names like Uranus and Pluto

[@zannchristo]

But seriously, imagine that. Kratos lost everything again and go back to commit suicide, then he finds out all of the gods that he have killed are back, more powerful and wanting revenge.

[@justnoob8141]

That seem impossible since they use name Hercules for Hercules fight

[@zannchristo]

Just Noob and about the other name that Hercules have? He is also Heracules

[@justnoob8141]

Zanny Christto pretty sure his name doesn't had "u" in it...

[@zannchristo]

@@justnoob8141 Brazilian here, sorry

[@templarhunter0014]

Mimir: "Don't mistake me brother. From what I heard the Pantheon had it coming." Biggest understatement of the year!!! :)

[@voicingdragoon7]

TemplarHunter001 I mean, yes, but at the same time, it was also Kratos fault too. Like, 60% Kratos fault. Besides, had it coming or not, was their deaths really worth the end of the world?

[@skyzgone2953]

Mercury Black yup for our fun, it was

[@voicingdragoon7]

SkyZgone Fair enough. Mostly meant from a narrative standpoint though

[@GyariSan1]

Mercury Black I disagree. The gods used him for years and years to do their dirty bidding promising to erase his sins.

[@voicingdragoon7]

GyariSan1 Not really. Kratos made a deal with Ares that he'd be his faithful servant and do Ares bidding if Ares gave Kratos the strength to do his bidding. So really, Kratos was only honoring his part of the deal when Ares tricked him into killing his family. Kratos wanted power, damn the consequences. Once he had the power and suffered the consequences he decided "fuck honoring a deal i made" and went forward to destroy the world. At the end of 1 all he wanted was to die. At the start of 2 he got his wish as Zeus killed him, only for Kratos to want revenge for Zeus fufilling Kratos's wish. Kratos is a raging madman that just want to blame everyone else for his mistakes, to Tartaros with the consequences and the people that suffers because of him

[@Jussaateen]

"They called him The Ghost of Sparta." "The God of War?" "Well Kratos wasn't exactly the God of War, he was the one you sent to kill the fucking God of War." *"OH."*

[@Freethinker_94]

And became the god of war

[@theyerg1986]

Kratos Wick

[@siraj_jr_]

@@theyerg1986 Krick

[@glitch3818]

@@siraj_jr_ 🤣

[@siraj_jr_]

@@glitch3818 😅🤣🤣

[@Slodogk]

"Bollocks, brother. Respectfully, bollocks." Haha love it

[@AbsMovs]

Slodogk what does bollocks mean

[@AwesomeBrothersShow]

Abdullah Movahedzadeh it can be used as a synonym for balls "he kicked him right in the bollocks" and as a synonym for bullshit "aw, that's bollocks"

[@bruh-no-bruh2882]

Mimir was shooketh

[@allanboy123]

Abdullah Movahedzadeh you could say like bullshit or bullcrap

[@Real_British]

Yeah,love that british slang

[@JXZX1]

I like how Athena apparently spent the centuries or so after GoW3 trolling Kratos.

[@jakesurgey5617]

well not much else to do when you stuck as a ghost

[@danver8433]

What are you gonna do? Kill me?... Oh right,you already did.

[@youngrody2386]

spikegilfer1997 holy shit! completey forgot about the romans lol

[@xtremegamer7198]

Now hat makes me want like a sequel or spin-off with Kratos going back to Greece and seeing it all new and shit, all the Gods revived with new ones and different names.

[@thechaossociety7453]

XtremeGamer719 and then he kills them again to make sure they stay dead

[@ItsTeaMagic]

"Never go there... Understand?" God of War 5 - running fast as Hel into that fog

[@godofwar234regi5]

Well you do go to the Bridge of the Damned for the second time.

[@chrisg4908]

We go there. It’s the area where you get on the boat

[@mattfromwiisports2797]

GoW5 we gonna fight Thor- wonder how easy or hard that’ll be.

[@dragonballa5083]

@Matt from Wii Sports Probably going to fight Odin as well

[@CheersMate-]

@KenAlpha1 It would be cool to have Mjolnir as a trophy after fighting Thor

[@giovanni6648]

The way he says ' My father' is just an example of the amazing voice acting , you could hear the suprise in his voice, Amazing!

[@earvindinoso7689]

Giovanni That’s Christopher Judge for ya.

[@runicsniper4043]

Giovanni I noticed that too.

[@megashark1013]

Michael Dinoso Indeed.

[@JamesJohnson-nm5pu]

And the way he says 'What is that place?' You can hear the fear in his voice.

[@Suuulan]

I know Terrence worked a different script but man oh man it was almost painful to listen too sometimes, and especially in 3. I'm sure glad there was non of that cheesy shit in this one.

[@theonlyhackman9003]

The way they utilised Mimir's character as a way to explain the plot/ lore and guide the player is amazing

[@henriquegalindo9659]

By definition he was an exposition machine, but they made him such a fun character that you just don't mind and actually want him to tell more

[@edwardarroyo884]

@@henriquegalindo9659 Very true, I would stay in the boat to let him finish his stories.

[@jacobhogan380]

@@henriquegalindo9659 it was a good feature. Gave you exposition and gave you some incite to this Norse universe and gives kratos someone to bounce off of and learn more about himself

[@zednotzee]

Yeah, great decision. The average player can be expected to be aware of who Zeus, Ares or Hercules are. But i doubt the average player could be expected to know name like Skadi or Modi or even Mimir. So Mimir's inclusion was both perfect and necessary

[@bipstymcbipste5641]

@@henriquegalindo9659 and the casting choice was fucking beautiful. Providing exposition, telling stories without getting boring is such an amazing skill like, I never wanna interrupt him

[@shohinibhattacharya960]

"I know you hate the gods, but you really can't stay away from them, can you" - Mimir 2018

[@kalgarc]

Wrong. THEY can't stay away from HIM

[@kimanir1802]

I'm more concerned with the fact the Norse Gods reaction would be when they notice that Kratos was the one that ended the greek pantheon..

[@pn5705]

@@kimanir1802 not only that, i wonder how faye reacted when she found out the man she fell in love with is the same man who ended the greek pantheon, she probably was like "oooh myyyy...so...interested in marriage?"

[@Zarryon12]

@@pn5705 She was a giant and actually probably knew who he was. Hell she had a feeling she was going to die and made the mural of the future on the wall. So she had all this and more to her arsenal and when Kratos came to the lands she was all like... "Oh yeah, now it's coming together."

[@yoramsinyangwe10a89]

I should like but it's like 666 likes

[@katamas832]

I'm dangling from the hip of the bloody Ghost of Sparta - Mimir 2018

[@pabloconstanza5618]

katamas bollocks respectfully bullocks

[@libbyflibby857]

katamas Do NOT call me that

[@shizamza]

That line made me squeal

[@MaverickX578]

katamas “do NOT call me that” 2:42

[@urthiti]

Mimir the true man 😂😂😂😈😈😈😈😈

[@GHOST6472]

“I’m going to cut off your head now” “Fair enough”

[@boyzo93]

The way Kratos says “Zeus” and “My father”. Like he’s about to cry.

[@mist3325]

It's *MADE IN HEAVEN*

[@ulises.-.5455]

@@mist3325 made in olimpus

[@jeremiahtejeda4174]

Likes he ab to cry? My mans was ready to fight

[@kratos8696]

Rohan Sensei

[@tayfun4688]

About to cry? More like about to square up.

[@Fallen386Hero]

Given Kratos past I was afraid he was guna stomp on mimirs head so many times playing through

[@csab8642]

Fallen386Hero really shows how much he's grown. You can tell that even when he's telling Mimir to shut up he's taking his advice into account.

[@superkalel3521]

Fallen386Hero no even old kratos would do nothing mimir is awesome and respect all others gods (with some exceptions) giants and mortals he only can't stand dworvs but can you blame him

[@pageone7257]

well yeah his character really has grown alot and I don't think you wanna stomp the only guy who can help you to accomplish your late wife's last wish haha

[@rjpena6273]

randomstuff09871 Lol!

[@lastsigil7241]

Why? he took pretty good care of Helios' head after he tore it off of his body.

[@TeHPHoBoS999]

Mimir is such a wholesome, likable character. Amazing design for a head on a string.

[@primeobjective5469]

That's what the *Director* wanted his audience to receive. When GOW 5 comes out, let's see if you feel the same afterwards, LOL 😂.

[@KelvenLV]

Son of the Allfather What are you getting at here? Im interested...

[@rayvincyful1]

@Arkham secrets • 108 years ago have you considered a tactical retreat?!

[@Mikeh2077]

"Your father was Zeus? Well, that explains a lot." 😂

[@suxfamilly694]

He have no idea.. .3.

[@aftmostmender3665]

Thats a fuckin understatement mate

[@aftmostmender3665]

@nikhil nair yeah i know that. I was just contributeing to what he was saying thats all

[@kadenmedley1367]

Kratos came to fuck and he isn’t leaving

[@myoldchannel0]

What does he mean by that?

[@ibrahimrizky5074]

Atreus:"Hey mimir tell us a story" Mimir:"I'll tell you a story from when the time i was dangling from the hips of the ghost of sparta" Atreus:"Ghost of sparta??" Kratos:"Head..." Mimir:"Nevermind"

[@tmann9neyrgsalazar993]

Ibrahim Rizky lmao😂

[@mysteryguy9606]

Lol

[@TheUltrasora]

Is this in the game?

[@leroys96cs28]

@@TheUltrasora na it's a joke but it would be cool how he tells kratos story but not say its kratos

[@TheUltrasora]

Leroys96 CS i would have loved if was.

[@ImperialKnight770]

"I'm dangling from the hip of the bloody Ghost of Sparta!" As Ron would say: Bloody hell!

[@phantasm1321]

Bloody Hel* *ba dum tiss*

[@TheBeastInBlack]

Jesus I decide tobpick up the books for a second time then all of a sudden UP references pop up all over the place. Not that I'm complaining

[@marlovandrunick7200]

Ahah Harry Potter reference

[@andresneira637]

Now you said that I can't stop imagine Ron with Kratos' beard and his axe

[@geekymetalhead5112]

Ron from WWF: DAMN!

[@CanterlotCrusader]

Mimir is like top 3 of the best things this game has done. He's such a great character for Kratos to bounce off of and learn to grow from. The other top 2 things are Kratos' beard and B O I.

[@dondeka2086]

WATCH YOUR TONGUE BOI

[@spinekingjrgensen5779]

CanterlotCrusader U r nut ready *B O I*

[@solidadsoriano9235]

I feel bad that someday Mimir will rot off till he's just a skull...

[@Shauntungosaurus]

@@solidadsoriano9235 i'd like to imagine he'd just become a witty talking skull. If the usual method didn't work, why would something as stupid as rot do him in?

[@juanruiz325]

Baldur is an excellent villain. Honestly better than Atreus. Maybe not Mimir but he’s close.

[@zyphon7]

My favorite part of this entire exchange is when Kratos asks “what is that place” and mimir doesn’t answer the question but instead simply says “never go there” and Kratos is happy with that answer because those are the answers he gives and the ones he like receiving. He didn’t need a detailed explanation, he just wanted to know whether what he was seeing required action or not. The little details like this really make this game special

[@Eric-py8yy]

Those are questions Atreus would like to be answered, and this shown how Kratos trust Mimir

[@somecringelord5387]

it's funny cause this is how actual spartans preferred to converse. there are many funny historical incidents behind it.

[@ugurre]

Mimir: "NEVER go there, understand?" We are definitely going there in the sequel

[@JackTheripper911]

You go there in the first game........

[@SigmaGigaChad-yv4ci]

@@JackTheripper911 when?

[@JackTheripper911]

@@SigmaGigaChad-yv4ci When you're on the flying ship later on in the game.

[@AB-wf2js]

@@JackTheripper911 we never go there, what are you talking about

[@JackTheripper911]

@@AB-wf2js yes... you do.... when you go back to hell later in the game with boy. Thats where in hell you end up going mate..

[@herpyderpy2869]

Zeus: Kratos... Kratos: Zeus!? Zeus: You've finally grown a beard... *fades away*

[@muhammadazim3374]

Kratos : ZEEUUSS !!!!!! is this how u face me coward !!!!!

[@PgLangGang]

Lmaooo

[@kingofmonsters2063]

Kinda wish instead of saying kratos Zeus just said Zeus: BOI!!! *Fades away*

[@kangroroogaming8950]

Kratos: And what? You gonna use it for punching my face easier like i did to ya back then? Fuck Off Zeus: UNDERSTANDABLE HAVE A NICE DAY

[@mattlee4618]

Zeus dad jokes him XD

[@James-yz4cc]

Im dangling from the hip of the bloody *GOD OF BOI*

[@garfieldsenpai]

*god of dad of BOI*

[@hennytopher]

Dad of *B o I*

[@JamesJohnson-nm5pu]

Lmaoooo

[@terminus4life]

*BOY OF WAR*

[@taterds7858]

I actually imagined him saying that

[@matthewaldrete5267]

Kratos voice actor choice was AMAZING love this guy's voice for Kratos

[@coadacatalin4510]

Indeed.

[@andresneira637]

@@coadacatalin4510 I understood the reference

[@ramjiwt8]

Christopher Judge

[@lightheart5]

But he'll never replace TC Carson

[@Gayhan-]

@@lightheart5 Judge already did

[@Nelo_Wolf]

The Slayer of Gods, oathbreaker.

[@EJAXK13]

The Fallen God of War

[@HuyPham-tr1id]

The Cursed Mortal

[@shmigo.gambino]

You talking bout kratos or Jamie Lannister😂

[@HuyPham-tr1id]

Shmakkah Dagawd 😂😂😂

[@Karlos1234ify]

The Ghost of Sparta.

[@SwiftEC360]

"don't mistake me, brother, from what i heard the pantheon had it comin'" DAMN RIGHT

[@TheLizardKing653]

I wish we had more of this game . Mimir is an awesome character

[@happyhardiansyah]

Roberto Canales yeah I just wish he had his own body back and come fully "alive" again 🙁

[@rjpena6273]

him and the boy!

[@TheLizardKing653]

Rj Pena BOOII

[@rjpena6273]

Roberto Canales BOY!

[@rjpena6273]

XD

[@logant1990]

"Never go there. Understand?" - Man you dont know Kratos AT ALL

[@finnheisenheim8274]

Every sane person: Kratos no! Kratos: KRATOS YES

[@Peusterokos1]

There is, however, a big difference between Hades and Hel. While Hades is more of a bottleneck river for souls to pour down into, Hel is a realm that actively prevents its dwellers, visitors and condemned from ever escaping. Hela doesnt even control her own realm, since its more like part of her like an organ; you use and possess organs, but cannot directly control them. Even if Hela were to desire Kratos' escape, she couldn't ever let him do so because her realm is created to keep the tormented in and never let anything out. Only Odin would be able to escape, but he wouldnt be so keen to even dare try.

[@jebes909090]

@@Peusterokos1 *Kratos turns red and starts punching giant bird* Hel "fuck alright, get out of here! Jeez!"

[@65firered]

It doesn't seem Kratos himself wants to go there either, though they do end up there, but not by choice.

[@Vanerov]

@@Peusterokos1 Wouldn't Hela allow Kratos to escape? He's literally Her grandfather.

[@haroo86]

Hel l will probably the last battle arena for this GOW series.. having to deal with your past is a way to move forward. Mimir : "I can assure you im unsurpassed in keeping confidences" ..during the game he literally tells Kratos all of Tyr secrets...lol

[@trrebi981]

haroo86 Tyr’s dead, so his confidentiality contract is voided.

[@haroo86]

Tristan Bigornia : very bad idea to do so, it could help Odin find Jotunheim.

[@adaptful]

Remember that Mimir is the smartest character in the game, he does what he does for good reason. Tyr didn't tell him the secrets, he discovered them with Kratos.

[@Azraelseraphim]

Basically if you're dead or a betrayer then you're owed shit all.

[@wukongmain2075]

Maybe it's because Kratos is Tyr. So technically he'd be still keeping the secret ;). idk i dont even know what im typing, i read somewhere people were thinking he would become Tyr by traveling to the past or something.

[@cuphasol]

Zeus... my Father.. For some reason i love when how he says that

[@abdullahcomam]

Cuphasol thank God im not the only one

[@ctjennings1493]

Me too man

[@Auros2]

There's so much raw emotion in those words

[@Unknown_crusader]

Same!

[@CommanderOfRussia1]

The score behind it is killer too.

[@DuckEmpress]

I love that this means The Ghost of Sparta traversed realms. His story was passed amongst the Gods like ghost stories.

[@thewhompingwampa2671]

The Egyptian Gods were probably the first ones to spread it around. They're just a hop and a skip away to the south of the Mediterranean. Hell, they probably had the best view of it. Imagine being Ra or one of the other Gods and you look across the sea only to notice Greece is smothered by dark clouds, the sea has risen and swallowed hundreds of cities and the motherfucking Titans are climbing Mount Olympus while Kratos is busy tearing the Gods limb from limb with his bare hands. I wouldn't be surprised if they went full panic mode and guarded their land for ages until they were sure Kratos was gone.

[@maggoteater2290]

Yeah actually how did kratos cross into the realm of midgard. Does that mean that all the other gods like the agyptian gods also have a realm that the gods in midgard are aware of?

[@thewhompingwampa2671]

@@maggoteater2290 God of War: Fallen God confirms it. Kratos is visited by Thoth when he lives in Egypt for a while. There are definitely multiple pantheons out there that GOW 4 already pretty much confirmed when they visited the inside of Týr's Temple and found all of his gifts from foreign lands. Mimir also showed knowledge of Greece and it's pantheon so that means that each Pantheon does at least acknowledge each other.

[@maggoteater2290]

@@thewhompingwampa2671 but now i am even more interested who the strongest leader is. Odin vs zeus would be epic

[@stevee1989]

@@maggoteater2290 with what we saw in GOW Ragnarok, Zeus seems to be more powerful AT least when it comes to ‘political’ power, he reigned the entirety of the Greek Land and was the king of all Gods, Odin on here seems to be more like king of the Aesir and somewhat of midgard, but the other Norse lands doesn’t really respect him or treat him as their king, most realms have their different Gods (like Freya) and rulers. At least I feel Zeus had more power over the Greek Land than Odin has over the 9 realms

[@Hassan-th5gn]

Mimir makes this game Worth buying.😂😂

[@lt.admiralkd_malaysia3987]

Real Chelsea RCF yup agreed 😂

[@krysle3337]

So you think Mimir is the only reason? Not even the fantastic story?

[@beeznutz4351]

Zeta Krysle Revive Ver. He never said that. And you shouldn't take his comment too seriously. Banter, Brother. Respectfully, Banter.

[@Hassan-th5gn]

Zeta Krysle Revive Ver. Obiously not. But his Humor just makes the story even better. Same with the Dwarfs, we needed this humor in a God of War game.

[@beeznutz4351]

Real Chelsea RCF Amen, loved Mimir.

[@stylishemerald3181]

At least in this game, Kratos has someone to "share" about his problems unlike the previous ones...

[@LordHoth_09]

Here’s hoping he sticks around, not just for the humor but because it slowly becomes obvious Kratos began to rely on him

[@Godsecution]

Yeah, athena has only been gaslighting him the entire fucking game.

[@MichaelTheRead]

"Your father was ZEUS?! Well that explains a *_lot._* " The way he says "lot" has me in stitches. It's gotta be a LONG list of things about Kratos that made little sense before that revelation.

[@elmismisimomaldito]

0:30-0:33 that face is the face of the old kratos

[@guzinthings8183]

The god of thicc eyebrows

[@Peusterokos1]

Now that you mention that, from a storytelling point of view its incredible.

[@_zet_zet_]

you mean young kratos. wordplay xD

[@henrykberonio9008]

Man I missed the young Kratos for being an animalistic sadistic violent merciless savage human being

[@riiddisbuk2496]

Young Kratos* You were right at first glance.

[@grimfrostad6173]

im imagining mimir as iron mans jarvis

[@flopinator8327]

Mimir, scan area for boy. Right away brother!

[@ryujisusapphire9511]

But better. - Peacemaker (John Cena)

[@goth9ever]

That moment Mimir realises he's not the first severed head Kratos has carried around

[@jacobsnodgrass1888]

When Mimir first travels with Kratos: Alright, let's do it! When Mimir hears Athena: This guy is definitely Greek, something's up. When Mimir finally figured it out: Holy shit, it's the Ghost of Sparta!

[@mr.silvercod9380]

Is really wholesome that Kratos could find another good friend after all he has been through. Let's hope nothing happens to Mimir.

[@Colbio]

...I mean, the guy's already a disembodied head. Unless they up and feed what's left of him to the fish, he's probably good. Hell, as twisted as it is, even if Odin gets his hands on him, not like he's gonna kill him. Might staple him back onto his body, but won't kill him. XD

[@huzino7716]

In the last scene of the trailer where kratos is fighting Thor. Mimir isn't on his hip

[@supremo5209]

@@huzino7716 That fight is the start of the game tho, watch kaptain kuba

[@huzino7716]

@@supremo5209 I highly doubt it. They've hyped him up to be the main boss for so long . But we'll see

[@supremo5209]

@@huzino7716 It's not like thor will die in the first encounter. Thor vs Kratos first fight will be a stalemate that's fs

[@02ninjaman]

kratos having another head strap on him for the fourth time. keeping up the tradition.

[@smugtini662]

With the twist that this one is alive

[@annoying_HK_guy]

@@smugtini662 And he is helpful and fun

[@michelemavillonio8375]

@@annoying_HK_guy helios was helpful too 🤣

[@annoying_HK_guy]

@@michelemavillonio8375 But he didn't talked,Mimir is better

[@michelemavillonio8375]

@@annoying_HK_guy yeah sure

[@masknzgamer]

Kratos... the only man to order a hallucinations to go away and succeeds.

[@matthewriley7826]

Until Atreus sees him beating Zeus….

[@TheRogueCommand]

"Yer father was Zeus?!" *Emotionally constipated, mistrustful of all gods, strained father/son relationship, anger issues, nihilism, can't read runes, bare chested despite freezing cold* "Well that explains a LOT."

[@SaurophaganaxSRG]

Death, The destroyer of worlds, oath breaker, The God Slayer, Ghost of Sparta, he could do one of this speeches when a Royal man presents himself.

[@NicholasGeschke]

According to the developers, all the others in the Greek pantheon were killed indirectly by Kratos’ actions: The cataclysm he unleashed when he killed the main Olympians did them in. Also, from what I can gather, only Greece was devastated by his rampage. From Tyr’s vault, we can gather that in the centuries following this, the Greeks have been rebuilding. When he released the power of Hope, he allowed the survivors to recover. I believe in the following installments, we’ll get further glimpses into other regions.

[@rikkisan1]

Funny enough by this time Greece is probably being invaded by the Romans

[@echofoxtrotwhiskey1595]

GamingSoldier If it’s viking era Scandinavia, we’re well past the time of Rome

[@elledy92]

@@echofoxtrotwhiskey1595 No, this is pre-Viking Scandinavia. Vikings have yet to come.

[@grikuomega]

Wait centuries? How long in between was GOW3 and the new GOW??

[@kimanir1802]

True plus to further solidify your point Posiedon literally said " The death of Zeus means the death of us all"

[@darthvadersith514]

Kratos: Athena…get out of my head. Athena: leaves Mimir: Oh, thanks, brother. I only have room for me in here.

[@riiddisbuk2496]

LOL

[@justinadriazola8723]

The fact they made this world understand and be familiar with Kratos's world, is just beyond outstanding!

[@JackTheripper911]

Mimir knows who Kratos is because mimir is the smartest man alive, that doesnt mean odin or anyone else knows who kratos is, or what he has done

[@gtvn2775]

Jack The Ripper Freya knows somewhat of Kratos story and him being a god

[@emrahalien2972]

ik this is 4 years but i also like it because, it never explains how kratos got there but if they know of him, then the idea that he's just there kinda works cause its not as "universe-oriented thing" its a universe expanded different lands kinda thing.

[@lopey5035]

I love that he doesn't judge Kratos for his past and accepts him as the man he is today, trying to turn over a new leaf to be a better man, god, and father. Great game.

[@matthewriley7826]

Also helps that he’s like “eh, those other gods were assholes. Glad they’re gone.”

[@lilchaos9212]

I think its really the fact that he got to experience things with Kratos and Atreus up to this point that helps with that. He's seen how much Kratos is fighting to change and be a better father and just wants to protect his son. Seeing how good of a person Atreus helps vouch for that since Kratos could've easily just let him because as bad as the Olympians or Aesir. I wonder how he'll react to Atreus' future though? Since, unlike the past that shapes you, Atreus will shape it and who he will become.

[@BlackWingedSeraphX]

2:43 "The Pantheon had it comin'" lol I love that line. I like to think the other Gods know the Greek Gods were assholes! Lmao

[@briobrandon911]

I wonder what the consequences of the Greek Pantheon being destroyed did to the other realms. Are we to deduce that everything that transpired in the Greek Mythos was exclusive in its realm? Meaning that the gods and the fates etc. only have power within their realm and mythos? Since every realm has a different story of creation etc, i would assume so.

[@Aaron-ze1io]

Hmm yeah but if that's true kratos is also part of the Greek realm and he still has power outside of it, unless it only applies to full blooded pure gods, not sure how they are meaning for it to work but I think it makes sense to because zues is clearly not the only god to control lightning,

[@briobrandon911]

Aaron Faulkes him retaining his powers and durability i think is a testament that greek gods can visit other realms and retain their power. Albeit weaker. I think they are aware of each others existence too. Existing but in two different times, function of times, and realms.

[@Aaron-ze1io]

Yeah it all gets a little confusing I guess naturally they would be more powerful in their own lands and environment but hey we just gotta go with it for now

[@jamesnixon6192]

Actually from what Freya said a lot of the environmental stuff (endless winter dugur) was caused by it She says something about people messing with powers beyond their control or understanding or something to that effect when you first met her. it came off to me as the death of the Greek gods has ramifications

[@Aaron-ze1io]

James Nixon yeah that makes sense actually, the nods to the past were subtle but not so much that it didn't give you insight

[@ErickGonzalez-iu7gf]

Love the intro never change it plz its soothing and relaxing

[@VideoGameSophistry]

Erik, for you...it will stay the same UNTIL THE END OF TIME

[@ErickGonzalez-iu7gf]

Im happy for that

[@seninalikp431]

Yaa it is

[@shatzco]

Video Game Sophistry Did you make that intro or got it from somewhere? Please tell me.

[@pn5846]

Yes, unlike those stupid ear rape intros other channels have.

[@monkeyl-]

All God's... *Except aphrodite, the only Greek god that survived.*

[@Azraelseraphim]

Its funny because he only killed the majority of the primary Olympians. Demeter, Athena, Aphrodite, and several lower tier gods and divines would still be active in Greece.

[@duongphuocdat6840]

For some reason boy

[@nico114334]

Azraelseraphim umm Athena’s body is destroyed

[@iveria1100]

Jonathan נσєѕтαя where did you get that fron!?

[@edwardarroyo834]

Edward Kenway I think Cory said it on Twitter a while ago, which makes sense as Poseidon said the death of Olympus means the death of us all, so Zeus dying probably killed the rest of the Gods as well.

[@Omnipotentmonkey]

"Your father was Zeus? do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?"

[@e21big]

"Zeus was your father!?" "Not now, not later, not ever"

[@choxoletyo8518]

I love how mimir just casually knows literally everything and everyone accepts it

[@lilchaos9212]

Well, he literally calls himself the 'Smartest Man Alive' when we first meet him and he himself, like Kratos, is from another Pantheon (explaining why he's the only Scottish man there) so he travelled a lot and knows about things the Norse Gods and Kratos simply wouldn't. That and he was Odin's advisor so he saw a lot of shit through him.

[@maggoteater2290]

@@lilchaos9212 from which realm is mimir ?

[@boogerking2185]

@@lilchaos9212 but the last time we saw someone calling himself smartest man alive got his teammate killed by literally telling his enemies on how to kill his teammates to convince her to surrender lol

[@lilchaos9212]

@@boogerking2185 the difference is Mimir is actually written to be competent. he is very intelligent and has the wisdom to not do that.

[@jpf7942]

​​@@maggoteater2290In real life literature and mythology he's from the Nordic Pantheon but in the GoW universe they took liberties with the character. In GoW he's from the Celtic Pantheon, his real name being Puck in brittonic literature or Púca in Irish folklore. Puck isn't a God in real life mythology. He's essentially a trickster spirit, demon or faerie

[@andor6401]

Mimir: hits blunt Mimir: IT'S ALL CONNECTED MAN!

[@soorej91]

jamaican music intensifies

[@GGMU1987]

The cut scene of kratos going back for the blades is the single greatest cut scene of video game history

[@mrelite8519]

*Calls Kratos the ghost of Sparta* *LOW KEY RAGE OF SPARTA BEGINS TO PLAY*

[@markhunter3533]

Well that title was an insult so far as I remember. It was given to him due to the color of his skin covered in the ashes of his family, it is a title that represents his cruelty.

[@kutlumzrak2689]

@@markhunter3533 Yea, that's why he hates that title.

[@codyskull2594]

I'm impressed that Mimir can still talk without lungs

[@madara992]

Darkchainzz he can see him blow a big ass horn and talk with Jormangandr

[@koppunch]

I just imagine a little baby body in fetal position 😂

[@PeyCa]

@@madara992, lmao.

[@joazz111]

Well I mean, he technically has all the air around him coming from his neck lol

[@wastedsoul1024]

his lungs is the 9 realms itself.

[@codejedi96]

"Your father is zues!?" "That explains alot" Me: Your really have no idea..

[@thomasgomez6218]

“From what I heard, the pantheon had it coming!” Hell yeah they did! Does anyone realize how petty and pathetic they are? Even before Kratos popped open Pandora’s box they were slaughtering herds of people over disputes of control and they forced men and women to suffer either because they were famous or because of some stupid bets. The Iliad, the Odyssey? The rest of those Greek tragedies where gods forced men to prove their worth or come to some moral realization of something detrimental? The Greek gods toyed with mankind. Whoever wrote Kratos’ story is shedding light on the “what if” someone was done with the God’s bullshit and decided to go on a murder spree.

[@whiteeye3453]

that quote makes no sense

[@HitmanHimself]

Nonsense.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Mimir: "I can assure you I'm unsurpassed in keeping confidences" Also Mimir: "He has to know. He'll never be whole without the truth."

[@KhaosN7]

Those aren't two contradictory statements. Mimir never told Atreus about his heritage. "Keeping Confidence" really just means that he's good at keeping secrets.

[@ssgssjaiden7404]

There you are! I've been looking for ya lad!

[@lilchaos9212]

Mimir did keep Kratos' confidence though? He disagreed with Kratos keeping things secret, but never told Atreus anything that Kratos was uncomfortable with like his godhood or Kratos being the Ghost of Sparta.

[@danielgehman2740]

The real question is, what happened to Aphrodite after God of War 3? I’m quite sure she didn’t die

[@Gilicus18793420blazingfury]

She's busy making sure Greece is populated again

[@diegomedina9637]

The Raging White Hen of the Underworld, haha I get it.

[@nico114334]

Daniel Gehman she was a minor god so maybe she died from being weak after zues and everybody else died

[@dhruvtukadiya]

The Raging White Hen of the Underworld this comment needs more attention.

[@megashark1013]

What about Artemis? Kratos didn't kill her, and she'll be pretty pissed off to learn that Kratos ripped her brother's head off. Maybe she will show up at some point.

[@DiegoPujolT]

I love how much respect the “Ghost of Sparta” mention commands not only from Mimir, but from us. We’ve been playing this franchise for more than a decade, Kratos is already a legend. And we know what he can do to those Aesir assholes 😁.

[@chrls5559]

He still has his scar from Ghost Of Sparta aye?

[@KiwwwiMaster]

FuZe BoMb well, he got that scar in childhood, he has it in all GoW games, obviously

[@elvingallisalozada2046]

And Also with the blade of olympus one from zeus in god of war 2 and in the third game where je stabbed himself

[@comradethegreat3599]

@@elvingallisalozada2046 And also when Ares used aimbot to impale Kratos.

[@elvingallisalozada2046]

@@comradethegreat3599 that too lol

[@-inexhahalele-739]

@@comradethegreat3599 HAHAHAHHHHAHA

[@radleyreyes4131]

Kratos probably the weakest voice as he says zeus.

[@Majid216]

TyxoN you can tell how surprised he is it’s great acting

[@riiddisbuk2496]

185th like and it's called being surprised.

[@jam5287]

“I’m dangling from the hip of the bloody ghost of Sparta” *Chills*

[@PizzaboyfriendGaming]

1:52 I can definitely imagine Kratos going there in God of War Ragnarök (2022).

[@joachims4726]

We already did go there

[@samjones9936]

Atreus: father, why is your skin white. Kratos: it's the ashes of my wife and daughter. Atreus: ..........

[@zaidalsekri1449]

"Bollocks brother, respectfully, bollocks" hahaha I love Mimir

[@ghostofsparta5100]

"Zeus" "Zeus?" "My father" "Your father was Zeus?"😂😂😂

[@MT-qm3rm]

I've heard alot of people say kratos was evil. But I personally believe that much like the Greek gods themselves, morality is far more ambiguous than "good and bad" kratos was a man driven by ambition early on (after swearing allegiance to aries ♈) but still demonstrated care for his men and Sparta as a whole. He also loved his wife and daughter dearly seeing especially as he risked his life to get his daughter ambrosia to heal her sickness. This compassion and empathy for those he deemed precious tempered his savagery and bloodlust, and after aries made kratos drown that little flicker of goodness with blood and rage it broke him. Imagine if someone did that to you guys? You devote your life and soul to someone and they make you butcher the only two people that you care for. (Not to mention what they did to his brother Deimos) it'd drive any man even one who was "good" far past the edges of sanity. (Am I over thinking this?; Probably..)

[@DarsiPadilla]

Yes, but you are right.

[@tylergomez6923]

If you are going to understand the morality of a god just remember this: “There are no good gods boy”. This doesn’t necessarily mean that gods are evil, but it certainly doesn’t make them good. Gods don’t have morality, they do as they please.

[@Ultima_Prime]

This is what I've always thought about Kratos. His actions were never evil, he just didn't have any standards or moralities left standing to care anymore.

[@Vanerov]

Kratos, as ironic as it is, is the best God humanity has ever had, having that He's saved them and gave them the power of hope.

[@zednotzee]

Kratos' story closely mirrors that of Heracles. Jealousy at Zeus' infidelity drove the goddess Hera to induce a bloodlust frenzy on the illegitimate son, Heracles. Heracles murdered his entire family, and was made to atone for that sin by performing a series of impossible labors for the gods. And when he was done, he tried to kill himself, but was instead elevated into full godhood

[@superzilla784]

"Don't mistake me brother. From what I heard the Pantheon had it coming." Mimir… You had no idea what a hellish place the Pantheon was. No day was complete unless someone was maimed, f^^ked by a god/monster/animal, or sentenced to a eternity of misery for making the gods angry. take a look at Medusa's origin story if you don't know what I mean

[@comradethegreat3599]

Don't forget about Prometheus, too.

[@centurionzo1228]

@@comradethegreat3599 Ironic because Prometheus was actually the creator of humans in the original myth and he's the one that didn't got worship as a God

[@whiteeye3453]

that qoute makes no sense

[@HitmanHimself]

yeah yeah, all the fault was of the gods, kratos had no fault. as if he didn't starts destorying entire entire greece as a spite towards the gods

[@whiteobama8265]

Kratos: Athena get out of my head Athena: Aight im bout to head out

[@Manual_Cabbage]

Bruh this comment is so underrated

[@TheEduardo90]

I like to think of Mimir as one of Kratos's new friends...like i wish Kratos will someday or sometimes have long or just casual Talks/chats with him

[@Beanomaasim]

"im dangling from the hip From the bloody ghost of sparta" *Biggest flex of mimir*

[@swayam759]

I am dangling from the hip of the bloody Ghost Of Spartaa !! 😂 - Lord Mimir

[@OsKarMike1306]

Mimir: "Zeus is your father, right ? Zeus ? The Big Guy ? He's your Daddy. Hahaha. Mr Lightning Bolts. 'Read me a book, would you, Dada ?' Hahaha, Zeus. 'Once upon a time' hahaha"

[@maysterjoe6870]

When mimir realizes that he is dangling from his hip, he must have realized he is one of many heads dangled from Kratos's hip

[@solidsnake9898]

2:38 10/10 voice acting 👌

[@GoodOlFiddle]

If Mimir knows him, and possibly Odin too, then that means he's known universally. God damn Kratos you've made a name for yourself.

[@alphabfjfhdhd]

Multiversal technically

[@superkalel3521]

Ok we need a solo memir game

[@ZealStarMedia]

I wonder if Mimir thinks of Zeus as being on par with Odin, at least in terms of authority.

[@Axel_Kasai]

He probably does.

[@Mikkeru]

It never gets old whenever The Greek Mythology gets mentioned

[@assalot2930]

You would think the skin and tattoo was a dead give away

[@selonianth]

He doesn't know *everything* about the world. He's just absurdly clever, and doesn't forget things unless forced to do so.

[@justdont3998]

@@selonianth his knowledge is mainly limited to the 9 Realms

[@selonianth]

@@justdont3998 Except he's not even from them himself, he's from Ireland. And also... he knows what the Ghost of Sparta *is*. He just hadn't seen Kratos in person before.

[@kutlumzrak2689]

@@selonianth Chances are, he heard bits and pieces about what happened to the Greek pantheon while travelling North, as he said he was doing after he left his first master (possibly Oberon)

[@LordyT34]

I love when he says "Zeus" he sounds shocked and maybe, just maybe a little bit scared. Not of Zeus, but perhaps of the person who he used to be

[@cooperdavis8296]

“Well, you know where to find me” Mimir is classic

[@HinokasArabfan1]

The voice acting is amazing. You can feel the emotions from the voices.

[@crucible1084]

mimir figured out kratos was greek when he heard athena but at 1:43 it sounds like he never wouldve guessed he was the ghost of sparta

[@Phantomonum]

I love the voice acting of Kratos. The way he loses his stoic demeanor and his raspy voice when Zeus appears is brilliant.

[@Texjano]

Love how he uses mimir as a arm rest.

[@helenailusion9091]

Love this ytchanel.the intro, the videos. Thank you for taking your time and make this compilations

[@Ali-jm5jm]

“I’m dangling from the hip of the bloody Ghost of Sparta!” Mimir and his savage knowledge!

[@kalgarc]

Mimir: I know you hate Gods, but you just can't stay away from them, can you? Me: No. THEY can't stay away from HIM.

[@ngin98]

I love the little hints & easter eggs about kratos passed culminatin here with mimirs dicsovery, & also how badass you gotta be for a whole other pantheon of gods to know about you

[@welp8367]

When you realize that at 1:34 it's the only time you actually hear kratos's name being actually said in the whole game and it was mentioned by zeus of all characters

[@rohankapoor9]

Not really. Freya calls him Kratos during the final battle.

[@PR1ME98]

Kratos and mimir: sees zeus in hel. Me: IS NO ONE GONNA TALK ABOUT THE GIANT. ASS. BIRD?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!